Evald Tipner
Evald Tipner (13 March 1906 – 18 July 1947) was an Estonian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest Estonian goalkeepers of all time. He was capped 66 times for Estonian national football team, 7 times for bandy national team and once for ice hockey team. Tipner was also a good track and field athlete.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evald Tipner | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, then Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1947 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Tallinn, Soviet-occupied Estonia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sport Tallinn | 112 | (18) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1924–1939 | Estonia | 66 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2000 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2000 | |||
In 2012, the Estonian Football Association named the Estonian Cup competition after him.
Some sources report him as the first goalscorer in the history of World Cup preliminary competition, having scored what would be an own goal for Sweden against Estonia 7 minutes into the game, on 11 June 1933, in Stockholm. Some other sources consider this was not an own goal, and that it was actually scored by Swedish captain Knut Kroon.
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