Verner Eklöf
Verner Edmund Eklöf (8 March 1897 – 2 December 1955) was a Finnish sportsman active in the 1920s. Career. Association football. Eklöf played association football at international level, scoring 17 goals in 32 appearances between 1919 and 1927. Eklöf played club football for HIFK and HJK. His move from HIFK to HJK in 1920 is considered the first major transfer in Finnish football history. Olympics. Eklöf competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1924 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth overall.