Voldemar Rõks
Estonian association football player, bandy player and athletics competitor
About Voldemar Rõks
Lived 1900 – 1941 (aged 41). Voldemar Rõks was an Estonian association football player, athletics competitor, association football referee and bandy player.
Voldemar Rõks (15 July 1900 – 27 December 1941 ) was an Estonian footballer. He studied economics at the University of Tartu between 1921 and 1924, but never graduated. Rõks worked as a procurator for Bank of Estonia.
Career Rõks earned 2 caps for the Estonian national team in 1924. He spent his brief career playing for JK Tallinna Kalev and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities and was deported to a labor camp in Perm Oblast. He died there due to an illness and hunger.
Honours JK Tallinna Kalev Estonian Top Division: 1923
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Who was Voldemar Rõks?
Estonian association football player, bandy player and athletics competitor (1900-1941)
When was Voldemar Rõks born?
Voldemar Rõks was born on 15 July 1900 in Särevere Rural Municipality.
When did Voldemar Rõks die?
Voldemar Rõks died on 27 December 1941 in Solikamsk.
What was Voldemar Rõks's occupation?
Voldemar Rõks was an association football player, athletics competitor, association football referee and bandy player.
What nationality was Voldemar Rõks?
Voldemar Rõks was Estonian.
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