Kaarlo Soinio

Kaarlo Soinio
Personal information
Birth name	Karl Gustaf Salin
Full name	Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio
Nickname	Keppari
National team	Finland
Born	28 January 1888; Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	24 October 1960 (aged 72); Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)	Gymnastics teacher, editor-in-chief, assistant police chief, head of department, chief executive officer
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics, association football
Club	Ylioppilasvoimistelijat; Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi;
Medal record
Men's Gymnastics

Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio (28 January 1888 – 24 October 1960) was a Finnish sportsperson who won Olympic bronze, and a sports leader and a sports reporter.

Sport

He was a pioneer in developing football, sports reporting, and municipal sports administration in Finland in the early 20th century. He also won an Olympic bronze in gymnastics.^[1]

Olympics

Kaarlo Soinio at the Olympic Games
Games	Sport	Event	Rank	Notes
1908 Summer Olympics	Gymnastics	Men's team	3rd	Source:^[2]
1912 Summer Olympics	Football	Men's tournament	4th	Was team captain. Played only in a first round match against Italy where he was injured.

Footballer

International football matches of Kaarlo Soinio^[3]
Date	Venue	Home	Result	Visitor	Competition	Notes
22 October 1911	Eläintarha Stadium, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire	Finland	2–5	Sweden	Friendly	Played as captain. First international match of Finland.
27 June 1912	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Sweden	7–1	Finland	Olympic preparation	Played as captain
29 June 1912	Tranebergs Idrottsplats, Stockholm, Sweden	Finland	3–2 ET	Italy	1912 Summer Olympics	Played as captain

He won the Finnish championship in 1911 and 1912 playing for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi.^[4]

Other

He was an international referee in one football and one bandy match.^[5]

He sat on the board of the Football Association of Finland in various positions from 1910 to 1934. In their centennial history, Soinio is named the board's most distinguished member.^[6] He is the association's honorary member.^[7]

He also flourished in javelin throwing and rowing.^[1]

He was the editor-in-chief of Suomen Urheilulehti in 1913–1917, and a sportsreporter in Helsingin Sanomat in 1918–1957.^[1]

Career

He was active in the early Scout Movement in Finland and did the first Finnish translation of Scouting for Boys.^[8]

He graduated as a gymnastics teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1912 and worked in that profession in various schools.^[1]

He belonged to the Helsinki White Guard during the Finnish Civil War.^[9]

He was the assistant police chief of Helsinki in 1924–1932.^[10] At the time he remained friends with footballer and smuggler Algoth Niska.^[1] He was forced to resign due to right-wing political pressure.^[11]

He was the secretary of the Helsinki municipal sports board in 1919–1944. He was the head of the Helsinki folkpark department in 1932–1945. He was the head of the Helsinki sporting office in 1945–1955. He was in the venue committee of the Helsinki Summer Olympics.^[1] He was the manager of the Helsinki ice stadium in 1955–1960.^[12]

Family

His parents were butcher Gustaf Aleksander Salin and Fredrika Ahlfors.^[1]

He finnicized his name from Karl Gustaf Salin to Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio in 1906.^[13]

Footballer Eino Soinio was his brother.

He dated a woman for 27 years until they broke up amicably.^[1]

Sources

Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 314. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Klemola, Heikki (2007). "Soinio, Kaarlo". In Mäkelä-Alitalo, Anneli; et al. (eds.). Suomen kansallisbiografia. Studia biographica (in Finnish). Vol. 9: Siltanen–Tott. Helsinki: Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-951-746-450-5. ISSN 1456-2138.
^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.
^ Lautela, Yrjö; Wallén, Göran, eds. (2007). Rakas jalkapallo. 100 vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Teos. p. 365. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.
^ Aalto, Seppo; et al. (2007). Tähtien tarina. Helsingin jalkapalloklubi 100 vuotta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. p. 312. ISBN 978-952-92-2062-5.
^ Linnavuori, Tauno, ed. (1957). Suomen Palloliitto 1907–1957 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Palloliitto. p. 130.
^ Lautela, Yrjö; Wallén, Göran (2007). "Johtohenkilöt". In Lautela, Yrjö; Wallén, Göran (eds.). Rakas jalkapallo. 100 vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Teos. p. 341. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.
^ Linnavuori, Tauno, ed. (1957). Suomen Palloliitto 1907–1957 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Palloliitto. p. 171.
^ Paavolainen, Marko (2010). Aina valmiina. Partioliike Suomessa 1910–2010. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura & Partio Scout. p. 78. ISBN 9789522221582. ISSN 0355-1768.
^ Kupila, Jari (2023). Kun mitalitoivot ampuivat toisiaan (in Finnish). Helsinki: Minerva Kustannus. p. 61. ISBN 9789523758421.
^ Orasmala, Reino, ed. (1976). Autonomian alusta ETYKin aikaan 1826–1976. Historiikki Helsingin poliisilaitoksen vaiheista 1826–1976 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin Poliisilaitos. p. 157.
^ Keskinen, Kimmo; Silvennoinen, Oula (2004). Helsingin poliisilaitoksen historia 1826–2001 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin kihlakunnan poliisilaitos. p. 135. ISBN 9515325730.
^ Nygrén, Helge (1980). Jääkenttäsäätiö. Isbanestiftelse. 1954–1979. Hieman myös ennen säätiön syntymistä 1951–1954 suoritetuista toimenpiteistä tekojääradan rakentamiseksi Helsinkiin (in Finnish). Helsinki: Jääkenttäsäätiö. p. 48. ISBN 9519923675.
^ "Helsinki". Suomalainen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish). 23 June 1906. p. 3. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 18 October 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.

External links

Kaarlo Soinio at WorldFootball.net
Kaarlo Soinio at EU-Football.info
Kaarlo Soinio at EU-Football.info (referee)
Kaarlo Soinio at Olympics.com
Kaarlo Soinio at Olympedia

[kansallisbiografia-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Klemola, Heikki (2007). "Soinio, Kaarlo". In Mäkelä-Alitalo, Anneli; et al. (eds.). Suomen kansallisbiografia. Studia biographica (in Finnish). Vol. 9: Siltanen–Tott. Helsinki: Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-951-746-450-5. ISSN 1456-2138.

[2] Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2001). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland. pp. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-0598-5.

[3] Lautela, Yrjö; Wallén, Göran, eds. (2007). Rakas jalkapallo. 100 vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Teos. p. 365. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.

[4] Aalto, Seppo; et al. (2007). Tähtien tarina. Helsingin jalkapalloklubi 100 vuotta (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. p. 312. ISBN 978-952-92-2062-5.

[5] Linnavuori, Tauno, ed. (1957). Suomen Palloliitto 1907–1957 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Palloliitto. p. 130.

[6] Lautela, Yrjö; Wallén, Göran (2007). "Johtohenkilöt". In Lautela, Yrjö; Wallén, Göran (eds.). Rakas jalkapallo. 100 vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Teos. p. 341. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.

[7] Linnavuori, Tauno, ed. (1957). Suomen Palloliitto 1907–1957 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Palloliitto. p. 171.

[8] Paavolainen, Marko (2010). Aina valmiina. Partioliike Suomessa 1910–2010. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura & Partio Scout. p. 78. ISBN 9789522221582. ISSN 0355-1768.

[9] Kupila, Jari (2023). Kun mitalitoivot ampuivat toisiaan (in Finnish). Helsinki: Minerva Kustannus. p. 61. ISBN 9789523758421.

[10] Orasmala, Reino, ed. (1976). Autonomian alusta ETYKin aikaan 1826–1976. Historiikki Helsingin poliisilaitoksen vaiheista 1826–1976 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin Poliisilaitos. p. 157.

[11] Keskinen, Kimmo; Silvennoinen, Oula (2004). Helsingin poliisilaitoksen historia 1826–2001 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin kihlakunnan poliisilaitos. p. 135. ISBN 9515325730.

[12] Nygrén, Helge (1980). Jääkenttäsäätiö. Isbanestiftelse. 1954–1979. Hieman myös ennen säätiön syntymistä 1951–1954 suoritetuista toimenpiteistä tekojääradan rakentamiseksi Helsinkiin (in Finnish). Helsinki: Jääkenttäsäätiö. p. 48. ISBN 9519923675.

[13] "Helsinki". Suomalainen Wirallinen Lehti (in Finnish). 23 June 1906. p. 3. ISSN 1457-4675. Retrieved 18 October 2019 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.

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