William Kanerva
Finnish footballer and speed skater (1902-1956) · Finland · On the map · Footballers · Died at 53
Yrjö William Kanerva was a Finnish international footballer who earned 51 caps at international level between 1922 and 1938, scoring 13 goals. Kanerva played club football for HJK and HPS, and he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In Mestaruussarja he played 113 matches and scored 33 times for HPS.
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Verner Eklöf Teammate at Finland national team, 1922-1927
Eino Soinio Teammate at Finland national team, 1922-1927
Kaarlo Oksanen Teammate at Helsingin Palloseura, 1929-1941
Aulis Koponen Teammate at Helsingin Palloseura, 1924-1937
Viljo Halme Teammate at Helsingin Palloseura, 1936-1941
Gunnar Åström Teammate at Finland national team, 1923-1937
Jarl Malmgren Teammate at Finland national team, 1928-1938
Holger Salin Teammate at Finland national team, 1931-1938- Kurt Weckström Teammate at Finland national team, 1931-1938
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In total he scored 55 goals for them, rest of the goals coming in cup-formatted Finnish championship tournaments. For HJK he scored 11 goals in 3 tournaments.
