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August Lass

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Place of death
  
Tallinn, Estonia

Role
  
Footballer

Years
  
Team

Height
  
1.77 m

1921–1925
  
JK Tallinna Kalev

Playing position
  
Goalkeeper

Name
  
August Lass


Date of birth
  
(1903-08-16)16 August 1903

Place of birth
  
Tallinn, Russian Empire

Date of death
  
27 November 1962(1962-11-27) (aged 59)

Died
  
November 27, 1962, Tallinn, Estonia

August Lass (16 August 1903 – 27 November 1962) was an Estonian footballer.

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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.

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.

Honours

JK Tallinna Kalev

  • Estonian Top Division: 1923
  • Tallinna JK

  • Estonian Top Division: 1926, 1928
  • References

    August Lass Wikipedia