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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire[1] | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 1941 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Kirov, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1925 | Kalev | ||
| 1925–1930 | TJK | ||
| 1930–1935 | JS Estonia Tallinn | ||
| International career | |||
| 1921–1935 | Estonia | 60 | (21) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduard Eelma (7 April 1902 – 16 November 1941) until 1937 Eduard-Vilhelm Ellmann, was an Estonian footballer — one of the most famous before World War II. He played 60 times for Estonia national football team and with 21 goals, was their record goalscorer during the country's first period of independence.
Eduard Eelma's international career lasted from 1921 to 1935 and his goalscoring record of 21 international goals was only beaten in 2002 by Indrek Zelinski, and later by Andres Oper. He also participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2]
Eduard Eelma was arrested by NKVD in Tallinn in summer 1941, sentenced to death and executed in Prison No. 1 in Kirov on 16 November 1941.[3][4]
- ^ EELMA, EDUARD
- ^ "Eduard Eelma". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "I.F.F.H.S. – Norge 1908-1940 – Suomi 1911-1940 – Eesti 1920-1940". Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
- ^ "Search · Estonia's Victims of Communism 1940–1991".