Harald Kaarmann
Kaarmann, c. 1924
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-12-12)12 December 1901
Place of birth Paide, Estonia
Date of death 19 August 1942(1942-08-19) (aged 40)
Place of death Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1925 JK Tallinna Kalev
1925–1926 Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi
International career
1921–1926 Estonia 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harald Kaarma (12 December 1901 – 19 August 1942[1]) was an Estonian footballer.[2]

Career

Kaarma earned 17 caps for the Estonian national team between 1921 and 1926. He spent the majority of his career playing for JK Tallinna Kalev and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]

He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev and in 1926 with Tallinna JK.

Following the annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union, he was arrested by the Soviet authorities in the summer of 1941 because of his occupation as an Estonian state policeman and was deported to a labor camp in Sverdlovsk Oblast. Kaarma was executed a year after deportation.[4]

Honours

JK Tallinna Kalev

Tallinna JK

References

  1. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Harald Kaarman". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Harald Kaarmann". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Harald Kaarman Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ^ "KAARMA, HARALD". Esbl.ee. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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