Arnold Vaide

Estonian-born Swedish athlete and football coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arnold Vaide (17 April 1926 – 5 June 2011) was an Estonian-born Swedish athlete and football coach. He was involved with various sections of the Halmstad sports club for 40 years.[3]

BornArnold Wiedenbach
(1926-04-17)17 April 1926
Salla, Estonia[1]
Died5 June 2011(2011-06-05) (aged 85)
Halmstad, Sweden
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
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Arnold Vaide
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BornArnold Wiedenbach
(1926-04-17)17 April 1926
Salla, Estonia[1]
Died5 June 2011(2011-06-05) (aged 85)
Halmstad, Sweden
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Marathon
ClubIFK Halmstad
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:25:30 (1960)[2]
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Athletics career

Arnold Vaide was born and raised in Salla, Estonia. His brother Karl Vaide was an accomplished orienteer, skiing and shooting referee and trainer. While a student, he began training as a skier under instruction of Elmar Liiv. In 1944, following the second Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II, Vaide fled to Sweden as a refugee while his brother Karl remained in Estonia and became an Estonian veteran orienteering champion.[1]

He competed for Sweden in the marathon at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and placed 11th and 21st, respectively.[2][4] He also won the Swedish national titles in 1958 and 1960.[3]

Football career

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Arnold Vaide
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Date of birth (1926-04-17)17 April 1926
Place of birth Salla, Estonia
Date of death 5 June 2011(2011-06-05) (aged 85)
Place of death Halmstad, Sweden
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Managerial career
Years Team
1963 Halmstad
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In 1963 he served as a coach of football club Halmstad, alongside Rune Ludvigsson.[5] He was in charge of the player's fitness, while Ludvigsson was in charge of the match tactics.[3]

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