Kalevi Lehtovirta
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Full name
Kalevi Valdemar Lehtovirta
Date of birth
20 February 1928
Place of birth
Turku, Finland
Date of death
10 January 2016 (aged 87)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kalevi Valdemar Lehtovirta | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2016 (aged 87) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maarian Kisa-Veikot | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Turun Weikot (TUL) | (14) | |
| 1948–1950 | Turun Weikot | 52 | (36) |
| 1951-1953 | Turun Pyrkivä | (33) | |
| 1953-1957 | Red Star Paris | 63 | (18) |
| 1957-1962 | Turun Palloseura | 94 | (34) |
| 1963-1964 | Turun Toverit | (8) | |
| 1965-1966 | Turun Pyrkivä | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1947–1959 | Finland | 44 | (13) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962 | TPS | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kalevi Valdemar Lehtovirta (20 February 1928 – 10 January 2016)[1] was a Finnish football striker who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
While in Paris he married a local woman who gave birth to their twin sons. They lived in Montmartre neighbourhood. His children and grandchildren reside in France.[5]
