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'''Kurt Gunnar Weckström''' (4 December 1911 – 7 January 1983) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Association football|footballer]]. He earned 35 caps for the [[Finland national football team]] and was a member of the Finland squad at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].
'''Kurt Gunnar Weckström''' (4 December 1911 – 7 January 1983) was a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Association football|footballer]]. He earned 35 caps for the [[Finland national football team]] and was a member of the Finland squad at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25023 |title=Kurt Weckström |work=Olympedia |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Weckström started his career in the [[Helsinki]] working class side [[Töölön Vesa]], playing in the [[Finnish Workers' Sports Federation]] (TUL) [[TUL Cup|Championship series]]. Due to the 1918 [[Finnish Civil War|Civil War]], Finnish football was divided, TUL and the [[Finnish Football Association]] (SPL) had their own leagues and the national team was composed of SPL players only.<ref name="syrjalainen">{{cite book | last= Syrjäläinen | first= Antti | date= 2008 | title= Miksi siksi loikkariksi? Huippu-urheilijoiden loikkaukset TUL:sta SVUL:oon 1919–1939 | location= Joensuu | publisher= University of Joensuu | page= 46, 159 | isbn= 978-952-21913-7-3 | url= http://epublications.uef.fi/pub/urn_isbn_978-952-219-137-3/}}</ref>
Weckström started his career in the [[Helsinki]] working class side [[Töölön Vesa]], playing in the [[Finnish Workers' Sports Federation]] (TUL) [[TUL Cup|Championship series]]. Due to the 1918 [[Finnish Civil War|Civil War]], Finnish football was divided, TUL and the [[Finnish Football Association]] (SPL) had their own leagues and the national team was composed of SPL players only.<ref name="syrjalainen">{{cite book | last= Syrjäläinen | first= Antti | date= 2008 | title= Miksi siksi loikkariksi? Huippu-urheilijoiden loikkaukset TUL:sta SVUL:oon 1919–1939 | location= Joensuu | publisher= University of Joensuu | pages= 46, 159 | isbn= 978-952-21913-7-3 | url= http://epublications.uef.fi/pub/urn_isbn_978-952-219-137-3/}}</ref>


Weckström won the TUL Championship title in 1930 and was a member of the [[Finnish Workers' Sports Federation football team|TUL football team]] at the [[1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad]] in [[Vienna]]. Soon after the Olympiad, he defected to the ″bourgeoisie″ [[KIF Helsinki]], which made him eligible for the national team.<ref name="syrjalainen"/> Weckström debuted for Finland in October 1931 against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=22653|title= Football PLAYER: Kurt Weckström|work=European National Football Teams 1872–2017 Database|accessdate=10 June 2017}}</ref> In the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he was one of the eight former TUL players who had defected to the Finnish Football Association side.<ref name="syrjalainen"/>
Weckström won the TUL Championship title in 1930 and was a member of the [[Finnish Workers' Sports Federation football team|TUL football team]] at the [[1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad]] in [[Vienna]]. Soon after the Olympiad, he defected to the ″bourgeoisie″ [[KIF Helsinki]], which made him eligible for the national team.<ref name="syrjalainen"/> Weckström debuted for Finland in October 1931 against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=22653|title= Football PLAYER: Kurt Weckström|work=European National Football Teams 1872–2017 Database|accessdate=10 June 2017}}</ref> In the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he was one of the eight former TUL players who had defected to the Finnish Football Association side.<ref name="syrjalainen"/>


== Club honours ==
== Club honours ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Finland football squad 1936 Summer Olympics}}
{{Finland football squad 1936 Summer Olympics}}


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Latest revision as of 03:22, 3 December 2024

Kurt Weckström
Personal information
Full name Kurt Gunnar Weckström
Date of birth (1911-12-04)4 December 1911
Place of birth Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of death 7 January 1983(1983-01-07) (aged 71)
Place of death Helsinki, Finland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1931 Vesa – (–)
1931–1934 KIF 19 (4)
1935–1949 HJK 129 (37)
International career
1931–1943 Finland 35 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kurt Gunnar Weckström (4 December 1911 – 7 January 1983) was a Finnish footballer. He earned 35 caps for the Finland national football team and was a member of the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

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Weckström started his career in the Helsinki working class side Töölön Vesa, playing in the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (TUL) Championship series. Due to the 1918 Civil War, Finnish football was divided, TUL and the Finnish Football Association (SPL) had their own leagues and the national team was composed of SPL players only.[2]

Weckström won the TUL Championship title in 1930 and was a member of the TUL football team at the 1931 Workers' Summer Olympiad in Vienna. Soon after the Olympiad, he defected to the ″bourgeoisie″ KIF Helsinki, which made him eligible for the national team.[2] Weckström debuted for Finland in October 1931 against Denmark.[3] In the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he was one of the eight former TUL players who had defected to the Finnish Football Association side.[2]

Club honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Kurt Weckström". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Syrjäläinen, Antti (2008). Miksi siksi loikkariksi? Huippu-urheilijoiden loikkaukset TUL:sta SVUL:oon 1919–1939. Joensuu: University of Joensuu. pp. 46, 159. ISBN 978-952-21913-7-3.
  3. ^ "Football PLAYER: Kurt Weckström". European National Football Teams 1872–2017 Database. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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