Kai Pahlman
Kai Pahlman (8 July 1935 – 8 March 2013[1]) was a Finnish football player and coach who played as a forward. Between 1954 and 1968 he capped 56 times for the Finland national team, scoring 13 goals.[2] At club level Pahlman played for HPS, HJK and Reipas. Pahlman invented the curl ball, that he called The Banana Shot.
Kai Pahlman
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- Name
- Kai Pahlman
- Born
- 8 July 1935
- Birthplace
- Helsinki, Finland
- Died
- 8 March 2013
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- association football player · association football coach · composer · actor · writer · pianist
- Honours
- Finnish Football Hall of Fame
- Languages
- Finnish
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Kai Pahlman (8 July 1935 – 8 March 2013[1]) was a Finnish football player and coach who played as a forward. Between 1954 and 1968 he capped 56 times for the Finland national team, scoring 13 goals.[2] At club level Pahlman played for HPS, HJK and Reipas. Pahlman invented the curl ball, that he called The Banana Shot.
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Kai Pahlman (1935–2013) was a Finnish actor, association football coach and association football player, among other activities. The actor was born in Helsinki.
Languages used include Finnish. Kai Pahlman received Finnish Football Hall of Fame.
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Pahlman was the son of Finnish musician Helge Pahlman and an accomplished piano player and composer.[3] He appeared as a piano player in the 1961 musical film Tähtisumua and composed music for several short documentaries in 1973.[4]
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Kai Pahlman holding the Finnish Cup
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• Name — Kai Pahlman • Upright — 1.1 • Born — 8 July 1935 • Birthplace — Helsinki, Finland • Died — 8 March 2013 • Position — Forward • Years1 — 1954–1963 • Clubs1 — HPS Helsinki • Caps1 — 317 • Goals1 — 116 • Years2 — 1965–1969 • Clubs2 — HJK Helsinki • Years3 — 1970–1972 • Clubs3 — Reipas Lahti • Nationalyears1 — 1954–1968 • Nationalteam1 — Finland • Nationalcaps1 — 56 • Nationalgoals1 — 13
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Kai Pahlman is recorded with the occupation association football player. Recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded with the occupation pianist. Recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded with the occupation actor. Recorded as association football player, association football coach, composer, actor and writer.
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Kai Pahlman died on 8 March 2013.
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• Finnish Championship: 1957, 1970, 1973 (as a coach) • Mestaruussarja top scorer: 1958, 1961, 1965 • Finnish Cup: 1962, 1966 • Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1958
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