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Kamrat number 652
Seasons 4
IFK GÖTEBORG #19

Kaj Eskelinen

1989–92

Swedish champion
Games 145
IFK career1989–92
Games145
Seasons4
Goals64
Starts69
League48

Player profile

Overview

Kaj Matti Juhani Eskelinen was born on 21 February 1969 in Göteborg. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 1989 season. He made his competitive debut on 7 April 1990 against IFK Norrköping in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 0–6.

He spent 4 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 145 appearances and scoring 64 goals. Of those 145 appearances, 48 came in Allsvenskan.

Eskelinen won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 1990 and 1991. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 1991. In 1990, he finished as Allsvenskan's top scorer with 10 goals.

Autograph
Kaj Eskelinen, signature
Club changes

Transfers

2
From IFK Göteborg To SK Brann
Transfer
From Västra Frölunda IF To IFK Göteborg
Swap deal
Records at IFK Göteborg

Club records

3
  • Most goals against Besiktas JK 2
  • Most goals against Gunnilse IS 2
  • Most goals in one game at Larnaca, Cypern 3
Historical comparisons

Record rankings

21
  • Highest win percentage in Allsvenskan 2nd
  • Most goals in the 1990s 5th
  • Most games in the 1990s 16th
  • Highest win percentage in all games 22nd
  • Most Swedish Cup goals 30th
  • Most hat-tricks (or better) in competitive games 31st
  • Most European cup goals 38th
  • Most hat-tricks (or better) 42nd
  • Most goals in a season 43rd
  • Best goals-per-game rate in Allsvenskan 44th
  • Most goals 45th
  • Most Champions League games 46th
  • Most goals in the 1980s 48th
  • Best goals-per-game rate (all games) 51st
  • Best goals-per-game rate (competitive games) 54th
  • Most games in the 1980s 66th
  • Most goals in an Allsvenskan season 70th
  • Most goals in competitive games 71st
  • Most games in a season 82nd
  • Most games in a season 82nd
  • Most Allsvenskan goals 87th