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Voldemar Rõks

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Voldemar Rõks
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-07-15)15 July 1900
Place of birth Särevere, Estonia
Date of death 27 December 1941(1941-12-27) (aged 41)
Place of death Solikamsk, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 JK Tallinna Kalev
International career
1923–1924 Estonia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Voldemar Rõks (15 July 1900 – 27 December 1941[1]) was an Estonian footballer.[2] He studied economics at the University of Tartu between 1921-1924, but never graduated. Rõks worked as a procurator for Bank of Estonia.[3]

Career

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Rõks earned 2 caps for the Estonian national team in 1924. He spent his brief career playing for JK Tallinna Kalev and participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities and was deported to a labor camp in Perm Oblast. He died there due to an illness and hunger.[3]

Honours

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JK Tallinna Kalev

References

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  1. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Voldemar Rõks". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Voldemar Rõks". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "RÕKS, VOLDEMAR". Esbl.ee. Retrieved 11 May 2017.