Seppo Vaihela (born 1953 in Pori, Finland) is a Swedish bandy and association football executive and previously bandy and football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1953 (age 70–71) | ||
| Place of birth | Pori, Finland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| IFK Kungälv | |||
| Ale-Surte | |||
| National team | |||
| Sweden | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vaihela played bandy in the clubs IFK Kungälv and Ale-Surte BK and was also part of the Sweden national bandy team. He also played football, but in lower divisions. After his player's career, he was president for IFK Kungälv and then he was president for Swedish Bandy Association[1] in 2002-2006 and for a while also vice president for the Federation of International Bandy. Later, he returned to football to take up the presidency for football club IFK Göteborg.[2]
Vaihela moved from Finland to Sweden at the age of 2.[1] He is the son of Jorma Vaihela, who played in the Finland national football team.
References
edit- ^ a b Arne Argus: "Bandy i 100 år", Ekblads 2002, ISBN 91-631-3005-X, p. 73
- ^ IFK Göteborg 27 juni 2007 - Vaihela blir klubbdirektör i IFK[permanent dead link]