Elmar Gustav Kaljot (15 November 1901 – 8 January 1969) was an Estonian footballer.[1][2]

Elmar Gustav Kaljot
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-11-15)15 November 1901
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Date of death 8 January 1969(1969-01-08) (aged 67)
Place of death New York City, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1925 JK Tallinna Kalev
1925–1930 Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi
1930–1933 JS Estonia Tallinn
International career
1923–1929 Estonia 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Kaljot played 25 times for the Estonian national team between 1923 and 1929. He played for three different teams in Estonian top flight and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics and won the 1929 Baltic Cup.[3]

He was Estonian champion in five occasions, last two times as a coach. During World War II, he fled to Germany in 1944 and in 1948 he moved to the United States, where he lived until his death in 1969.[4]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Elmar Kaljot, international footballer".
  2. ^ "Elmar Kaljot". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Sports Reference profile
  4. ^ http://www.esbl.ee/biograafia/Elmar+Gustav_Kaljot ESBL Profile (in Estonian)