August Lass
Estonian footballer (1903–1962)
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August Lass (16 August 1903 – 27 November 1962[1]) was an Estonian footballer.[2]
Date of birth
16 August 1903
Place of birth
Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Date of death
27 November 1962 (aged 59)
Place of death
Tallinn, Estonian SSR,
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 1962 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death |
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1925 | JK Tallinna Kalev | ||
| 1925–1928 | Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi | ||
| International career | |||
| 1921–1928 | Estonia | 21 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Lass earned 21 caps for the Estonian national team between 1921 and 1928. He played for JK Tallinna Kalev and Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]
He became Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev, in 1926 and 1928 with Tallinna JK. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities in April 1941 and was deported to Siberia, he returned home in 1947, but in 1949-1955 he was deported again for unknown reasons.[4]
