Holger Salin (18 September 1911 – ) was a Finnish

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who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Career

Salin was born in Finland and played football with

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

. Salin was the first-ever top goalscorer in the Mestaruussarja, scoring 9 goals, tied with

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KIF Helsinki Kronohagens Idrottsförening (abbreviated KIF or Kiffen) () is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland. The club was founded on 27 September 1908, and has been mainly known for the achievements of its association football and handball teams. In t ...

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and was the sole top goalscorer in

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with 11 goals. In total he scored 101 goals for HIFK in premier division and two in 1929 cup competition. Salin earned 22 caps for the Finland national team between 1931 and 1943, scoring 4 goals in the process. He also appeared in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in August 1937. Salin died unexpectedly at the age of 32.

Honours

Club

HIFK Helsinki *

Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finnish football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish champion. Before that (1908-1929) ...

: 1930, 1931

Individual

top scorer: 1930 (tied), 1931

Career

Honours

Club

Individual

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