Kai Pahlman

Kai Pahlman (8 July 1935 – 8 March 2013 ) was a Finnish football player and coach who played as a forward. Between 1954 and 1968 he capped 56 times for the Finland national team, scoring 13 goals. At club level Pahlman played for HPS, HJK and Reipas. Pahlman invented the curl ball, that he called The Banana Shot. Pahlman was the son of Finnish musician Helge Pahlman and an accomplished piano player and composer. He appeared as a piano player in the 1961 musical film Tähtisumua and composed music for several short documentaries in 1973.

Honours Finnish Championship: 1957, 1970, 1973 (as a coach) Mestaruussarja top scorer: 1958, 1961, 1965 Finnish Cup: 1962, 1966 Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1958