Holger Nurmela

Holger "Hogge" Nurmela (28 October 1920 – 1 March 2005) was a Swedish ice hockey, football and bandy player and manager, known for representing Hammarby IF in all three sports.

[3] He formed a feared line together with right winger Stig Emanuel Andersson and centre Kurt Kjellström.

[4] Nurmela was known as a versatile player with great skating abilities: a sniper, playmaker and grinder combined.

[8] Nurmela played 121 international games for the Sweden national team, scoring 84 goals, and regularly captained the side.

[12][5] Up until 1950, Nurmela made a total of 111 league appearances for Hammarby, mostly in the Swedish second tier Division 2, scoring 77 goals playing as a forward.

Holger Nurmela playing for the Sweden national team.