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Kurt Weckström

1911 – 1983

Finnish association football player and bandy player

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Lived 1911 – 1983 (aged 71). Kurt Weckström was a Finnish association football player and bandy player.

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.

Career 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.

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. 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.

Club honours Finnish Workers' Sports Federation Championship: 1930 Finnish Championship: 1936, 1938

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Who was Kurt Weckström?

Finnish association football player and bandy player (1911-1983)

When was Kurt Weckström born?

Kurt Weckström was born on 4 December 1911 in Helsinki.

When did Kurt Weckström die?

Kurt Weckström died on 7 January 1983 in Finland, Helsinki.

What was Kurt Weckström's occupation?

Kurt Weckström was an association football player and bandy player.

What nationality was Kurt Weckström?

Kurt Weckström was Finnish.

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· Wikipedia: Kurt Weckström

· Wikidata: Q2615226

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