Jorma Vaihela

Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela (30 September 1925 – 9 February 2006) was a Finnish international footballer who played as an inside forward.

Jorma Vaihela

Personal information
Full name	Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela
Date of birth	30 September 1925
Place of birth	Raahe, Finland
Date of death	9 February 2006 (aged 80)
Place of death	Kungälv, Sweden
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	RU-38	?	(?)
–	PoPa	?	(?)
–	TuTo	?	(?)
1954–1957[1]	IK Oddevold	34	(0)
National team
1947–1954	Finland	34	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club career

Vaihela played club football in Finland for RU-38, PoPa and TuTo, and in Sweden for IK Oddevold.

International career

Vaihela 34 caps at international level between 1947 and 1954, scoring 13 goals.[2] Vaihela also participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]

Personal life

Vaihela's son Seppo Vaihela played international bandy for Sweden. He worked as the chairman of IFK Göteborg from 2007 to 2012[4] and before that as president for the Swedish Bandy Association.[5]

References

1. "Oddevold.se - Spelare år för år 1951–2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
2. "Finland - International Player Records". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
3. "Jorma Vaihela". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
4. Seppo Vaihela slutar som klubbdirektör, IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 77 March 2013
5. SVT: "Seppo Vaihela lamnar bandyforbundet", 20 February 2006, retrieved 21 July 2017