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Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio (28 January 1888 – 24 October 1960) was a Finnish sportsperson who won Olympic bronze, and a sports leader and a sports reporter.




Sport


He was a pioneer in developing football, sports reporting, and municipal sports administration in Finland in the early 20th century. He also won an Olympic bronze in gymnastics.




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He won the Finnish championship in 1911 and 1912 playing for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi.




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He was an international referee in one football and one bandy match.
He sat on the board of the Football Association of Finland in various positions from 1910 to 1934. In their centennial history, Soinio is named the board's most distinguished member. He is the association's honorary member.
He also flourished in javelin throwing and rowing.
He was the editor-in-chief of Suomen Urheilulehti in 1913–1917, and a sportsreporter in Helsingin Sanomat in 1918–1957.




Career


He was active in the early Scout Movement in Finland and did the first Finnish translation of Scouting for Boys.
He graduated as a gymnastics teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1912 and worked in that profession in various schools.
He belonged to the Helsinki White Guard during the Finnish Civil War.
He was the assistant police chief of Helsinki in 1924–1932. At the time he remained friends with footballer and smuggler Algoth Niska. He was forced to resign due to right-wing political pressure.
He was the secretary of the Helsinki municipal sports board in 1919–1944. He was the head of the Helsinki folkpark department in 1932–1945. He was the head of the Helsinki sporting office in 1945–1955. He was in the venue committee of the Helsinki Summer Olympics. He was the manager of the Helsinki ice stadium in 1955–1960.




Family


His parents were butcher Gustaf Aleksander Salin and Fredrika Ahlfors.
He finnicized his name from Karl Gustaf Salin to Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio in 1906.
Footballer Eino Soinio was his brother.
He dated a woman for 27 years until they broke up amicably.




Sources


Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 314. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.




References






External links



Kaarlo Soinio at WorldFootball.net
Kaarlo Soinio at EU-Football.info
Kaarlo Soinio at EU-Football.info (referee)
Kaarlo Soinio at Olympics.com
Kaarlo Soinio at Olympedia

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