Pyotr Sokolov (footballer)
Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Пётр Петрович Соколов, 16 December 1890 (OS)/28 December 1890 (NS) – 11 May 1971) was a Russian football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pyotr Petrovich Sokolov | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 1971 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Enköping, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1911 | Udelnaya Saint Petersburg | ||
| 1911–1917 | Unitas Saint Petersburg | ||
| National team | |||
| 1912 | Russia | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was a member of the Russian Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament.
After the Russian Revolution of 1917 he did not accept the Soviet regime. He was recruited by the British intelligence service and became a spy. He was sent to Finland, where he tried to struggle against Bolsheviks. After World War II the Soviet counterespionage tried to eliminate him but he was able to flee to Sweden. He changed his name to Peter Sahlin and remained living in Enköping near Stockholm.[1]
External links
- profile (in Russian)
References
- "Secret games of Pyotr Sokolov". Futbol (Weekly). 1 October 1988.
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