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Eduard Eelma

Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (died 1941)

Born
April 7, 1902
Died
November 16, 1941
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1902

About Eduard Eelma

Eduard Eelma until 1937 Eduard-Vilhelm Ellmann, was an Estonian footballer — one of the most famous before World War II. He played 60 times for Estonia national football team and with 21 goals, was their record goalscorer during the country's first period of independence. Eduard Eelma's international career lasted from 1921 to 1935 and his goalscoring record of 21 international goals was only beaten in 2002 by Indrek Zelinski, and later by Andres Oper. Ellmann-Eelma made his debut for the Estonia national football team in their first-ever home match, when Estonia drew 0–0 with Sweden at the Tiigiveski Ground on 23 July 1921. In 1925, he joined TJK and won the Estonian Championship in 1926 and 1928, again scoring twice in both of the finals.

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Eduard Eelma timeline

  1. Eduard Eelma's international career lasted from 1921 to 1935 and his goalscoring record of 21 international goals was only beaten in 2002 by Indrek Zelinski, and later by Andres Oper.
  2. Ellmann-Eelma made his debut for the Estonia national football team in their first-ever home match, when Estonia drew 0–0 with Sweden at the Tiigiveski Ground on 23 July 1921.
  3. In 1925, he joined TJK and won the Estonian Championship in 1926 and 1928, again scoring twice in both of the finals.

The world when Eduard Eelma was born

Eduard Eelma was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Eduard Eelma's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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