Viljo Halme
Finnish association football player
About Viljo Halme
Lived 1907 – 1981 (aged 74). Viljo Halme was a Finnish association football player, ice hockey player and bandy player.
Karl Viljo Halme (24 January 1907 – 21 October 1981) was a Finnish football goalkeeper. He earned 30 caps for the Finland national football team and was a member of the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Halme is considered one of the all-time best goalkeepers of Finland.
Career Halme started his career in the Helsinki working class side Jyry, 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. In the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Halme was one of the eight former TUL players who had defected to the Finnish Football Association's side.
Club honours Finnish Workers' Sports Federation Championship: 1927
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Who was Viljo Halme?
Finnish association football player (1907-1981)
When was Viljo Halme born?
Viljo Halme was born on 24 January 1907 in Helsinki.
When did Viljo Halme die?
Viljo Halme died on 21 October 1981 in Finland, Helsinki.
What was Viljo Halme's occupation?
Viljo Halme was an association football player, ice hockey player and bandy player.
What nationality was Viljo Halme?
Viljo Halme was Finnish.
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