| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaj Matti Juhani Eskelinen | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-02-21) 21 February 1969 (age 55) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Västra Frölunda IF | 46 | (14) |
| 1990–1992 | IFK Göteborg | 48 | (13) |
| 1993 | SK Brann | 16 | (6) |
| 1994–1997 | Djurgårdens IF | 91 | (34) |
| 1998–2000 | Hammarby IF | 45 | (15) |
| 2001–2002 | FC Café Opera | 55 | (19) |
| Total | 301 | (101) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Sweden U17 | 18 | (8) |
| 1986 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kaj Matti Juhani Eskelinen (born 21 February 1969) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer when his IFK Göteborg was crowned Swedish Champions in 1990.
Playing career
Eskelinen played for Västra Frölunda IF, IFK Göteborg, SK Brann, Djurgårdens IF, Hammarby IF, and FC Café Opera during a career that spanned between 1987 and 2002. He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1990. He represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a combined total of 27 times, scoring 11 goals.
Personal life
He is of Finnish descent. His son William is also a footballer.
Honours
IFK Göteborg
Individual
References
- "Kaj Eskelinen".
- #19 Kaj Eskelinen at ifkdb.com
read 2021-11-04
- "Kaj Eskelinen - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- Ruotsinsuomalaista ruumiinkulttuuria viisi vuosikymmentä ja vähän enemmänkin (in Finnish) The Archives of the Sweden Finns
- "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"". 18 September 2017.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Eliteserien players
- Västra Frölunda IF players
- IFK Göteborg players
- SK Brann players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen