| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evald Mikson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1911 (N.S.) | ||
| Place of birth | Tartu, Estonia (then Russian Empire) | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 1993 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1938 | Estonia | 7 | (0) |
Evald Mikson (Icelandic: Eðvald Hinriksson), (12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1911 – 27 December 1993) was an Estonian athlete and police officer. A multi-sport athlete, he played basketball and football and was a goalkeeper for the Estonia national football team, winning seven caps between 1934 and 1938.[1] During the 1941–1944 Nazi German occupation of Estonia, he has been accused of being a collaborator with Germany during his service in the police force of Estonian Self-Administration [citation needed] and of committing war crimes against Jews. He later emigrated to Iceland where he became heavily involved in sports and is credited as one of the pioneers in introducing basketball to the nation.