John Österholm (footballer)

John Österholm
Personal information
Date of birth	14 June 1896
Place of birth	Ingå, Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of death	19 October 1923 (aged 27)
Place of death	Hamina, Finland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	HIFK
International career
1920–1922	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Emil Österholm (14 June 1896 – 19 October 1923) was a Finnish footballer and military pilot. Österholm played for HIFK Helsinki and earned four caps for the Finland national football team. Österholm scored his only international goal against Estonia in October 1920.^[1]

In the 1918 Finnish Civil War, Österholm fought for the White Guards. He took part on the capture of the icebreaker Volynets and the Battle of Helsinki. After the war, Österholm went to a military career and became a pilot in 1923. He died in October 1923 as the Finnish Air Force IVL A.22 Hansa floatplane crashed into the Gulf of Finland outside Hamina.^[2]

References

^ "John Österholm". European National Football Teams Matches Database. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "John Österholm †", Aero (in Swedish), no. 10, p. 3, October 1923, retrieved 10 July 2022

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