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Kaj Eskelinen
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 IF46 (14)
1990–1992 IFK Göteborg48 (13)
1993 SK Brann16 (6)
1994–1997 Djurgårdens IF91 (34)
1998–2000 Hammarby IF45 (15)
2001–2002 FC Café Opera55 (19)
Total 301 (101)
International career
1984–1985 Sweden U1718 (8)
1986 Sweden U194 (1)
1987–1989 Sweden U215 (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 Championsin1990.

Playing career

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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.[1] He was the Allsvenskan top scorer in 1990.[2] He represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a combined total of 27 times, scoring 11 goals.[3]

Personal life

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He is of Finnish descent.[4] His son William is also a footballer.[5]

Honours

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IFK Göteborg

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Kaj Eskelinen".
  • ^ #19 Kaj Eskelinenatifkdb.com Edit this at Wikidata read 2021-11-04
  • ^ "Kaj Eskelinen - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  • ^ Ruotsinsuomalaista ruumiinkulttuuria viisi vuosikymmentä ja vähän enemmänkin (in Finnish) The Archives of the Sweden Finns
  • ^ "Eskelinen, 21, efter debuten: "Fick godkänt av pappa"".

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaj_Eskelinen&oldid=1177342303"

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