 Kanerva in HPS shirt in 1927 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yrjö William Kanerva | ||
| Date of birth | (1902-11-26)26 November 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Impilahti, Grand Duchy of Finland | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 1956(1956-10-10) (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1923 | HJK | ||
| 1923–1941 | HPS | 113 | (33) |
| International career | |||
| 1922–1938 | Finland | 51 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yrjö William Kanerva (26 November 1902 – 10 October 1956) 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. 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.
References
- "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- "William Kanerva". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "William Kanerva". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- "William KANERVA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- "William Kanerva". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 117. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
External links
- William Kanerva at WorldFootball.net
- William Kanerva at National-Football-Teams.com
- William Kanerva at EU-Football.info
- William Kanerva in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- William Kanerva at SpeedSkatingNews.info
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