Valter Neeris

Valter Neeris
Personal information
Date of birth (1915-03-21)21 March 1915
Place of birth Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire[1]
Date of death 30 December 1942(1942-12-30) (aged 27)
Place of death Velikiye Luki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1940 Estonia 34 (0)

Valter Neeris (21 March 1915 – 30 December 1942) was an Estonian footballer. He played in 34 matches for the Estonia national football team from 1934 to 1940.[2] He was also named in Estonia's squad for the Group 1 qualification tournament for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Neeris was conscripted into the Red Army during World War II and killed in action during the Battle of Velikiye Luki in 1942.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Neeris, Valter". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Valter Neeris". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "World Cup 1938 - Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 May 2021.