Global InformationNiilo Tammisalo information
 Niilo Tammisalo with the Finnish Champion HJK football team in 1911. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Niilo Rudolf Ekbom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Palloprofessori "The Ball Professor" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1894 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 1982 (aged 87) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Hietaniemi Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niilo Rudolf Tammisalo (originally Ekbom; 15 October 1894 - 5 February 1982) was an influential figure in Finnish sports in the first half of the 20th century. He was a versatile athlete who represented Finland as a player with the national teams in football, ice hockey, and bandy; he was also on Finnish Champion teams in each of the three sports with domestic clubs. When his career as a player came to a close in the early 1930s, he dedicated himself to coaching, refereeing, teaching, and administrating sports organizations.
Tammisalo was a founding member of the Ilves Sports Club and won the Finnish Championship in ice hockey as head coach of Ilves in 1936 and 1937.[1] He was the first chairman of Basketball Finland (1939-1943), served as head coach of the Finland national team (1937-38 & 1946), was a sports instructor and lecturer at the University of Helsinki (1938-1958), and served as a referee in international competitions for football, ice hockey, and bandy.
- ^ "Ilves Sports Club". Ilves ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-08-19.