Kanerva in HPS shirt in 1927.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yrjö William Kanerva | ||
Date of birth | 26 November 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Impilahti, Finland | ||
Date of death | 10 October 1956 | (aged 53)||
Place of death | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919–1923 | HJK | ? | (?) |
1923–1938 | HPS | ? | (?) |
National team | |||
1922–1938 | Finland | 51 | (13) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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.