Johan Alho

Johan ″Jonne″ Aksel Alho (9 February 1907 – 14 September 1982[1]) was a Finnish footballer and a football referee.

Johan Alho
Personal information
Full name Johan Aksel Alho
Date of birth (1907-02-09)February 9, 1907
Place of birth Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of death September 14, 1982(1982-09-14) (aged 75)
Place of death Helsinki, Finland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1931 Vesa – (–)
1931–1936 HJK 34 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football

Player career

Alho started his career in the Helsinki working-class side Töölön Vesa, winning the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation's (TUL) Championship in 1930. At the time, the football in Finland was split in two due to the 1918 Finnish Civil War. In 1931, Alho was a member of the TUL football team participating the Workers' Summer Olympiad in Vienna.[2]

In the fall of 1931, three Vesa players, Alho, Valdemar Virtanen and Kurt Weckström, switched to the right-wing HJK Helsinki.[2] Between 1931 and 1936, Alho played six seasons for HJK in the Finnish top tier Mestaruussarja.[3]

As a referee

After his playing career, Alho was a FIFA international referee in 1941–1956 and 1958–1961.[2] He officiated 11 internationals including the first round match between Sweden and Norway at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[4] In 1959, Alho refereed Finnish Cup final.[2]

Other sports

Alho also played bandy for Töölön Vesa, winning the TUL Championship in 1929.[2] As a bandy referee, he officiated the match between Norway and Sweden at the 1952 Winter Olympics where bandy was held as a demonstration sport.[1]

References
  1. "Kuolleita : Työnjohtaja Jonne Alho". Helsingin Sanomat. 21 September 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. Lahtinen, Esko S. (2006). Painimatolta pallokentille : Töölön Vesa 1906–2006. Helsinki: Töölön Vesa. pp. 46, 56. ISBN 952-91930-2-5.
  3. Vuorinen, Juha; Kasila, Markku (2007). Pelimiehet : Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930–2006. Helsinki: The Sports Museum of Finland. p. 20. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
  4. "Football Referee : Johan Alho". European National Football Teams 1872–2017 Database. Retrieved 21 May 2018.


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