Uno Edmund Lindbäck (11 January 1891 – 8 January 1970)[1] was a Finnish footballer who played for HIFK Helsinki.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 January 1891 | ||
Date of death | 8 January 1970 | (aged 78)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1908–1911 | HIFK | ||
International career | |||
1911 | Finland | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lindbäck was the first player to score for the Finland national football team. He shot the opening goal in Finland's first international on 22 October 1911 against Sweden at the Eläintarha Stadium, Helsinki.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Uno Edmund Lindbäck". Billion Graves. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Våra internationella i fotboll", Helsingfors Kamraten (in Swedish), no. 8, p. 78, 1929, retrieved 18 November 2020
- ^ "Full Internationals of Finland (Suomi) 1911–1940 – Part 1". The International Federation of Football History and Statistics. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.