Rudolf Eklöw

Rudolf Eklöw (15 January 1904 - 29 September 1986, in Stockholm), sports journalist, association football referee, and Swedish sports manager. He is known for writing under his pseudonym: "The R" (Swedish: "R:et").^[1]

Awards and achievements

• Inductee to IIHF Hall of Fame 1999
• IIHF Honorary Member 1976
• Inductee to Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame 2012

Career

International referee from 1935 to 1939, he served in major competitions ^[2]

• Baltic Cup football 1935 (3 games)
• Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics (1 match)
• Baltic Cup football 1936 (3 games)
• Nordic Football Championship 1937-1947 (2 matches)

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