Eduard Eelma (7 April 1902 – 16 November 1941) until 1937 Eduard-Vilhelm Ellmann, was an Estonian footballer — one of the most famous before World War II. He played 59 times for Estonia national football team scoring 21 goals. He debuted on 23 July 1921, against Sweden. He participated in Summer Olympics in Paris 1924. He spent most of his playing career at Tallinna JK. Eduard Eelma's international career lasted from 1921 to 1935 and his goalscoring record of 21 international goals was only beaten in 2002, by Indrek Zelinski and later by Andres Oper. Eduard Eelma was arrested by NKVD in Tallinn in summer 1941, sentenced to death and executed in Prison No. 1 in Kirov on 16 November 1941. Statistics International Honours Club Kalev Estonian champion: 1923 Tallinna Estonian champion: 1926, 1928 Estonia Tallinn Estonian champion: 1934, 1935 International Estonia Baltic Cup: 1929, 1931 External links History of Eduard Ellman-Eelma on rsssf.com References 1902 births 1941 deaths Footballers from Saint Petersburg Estonian footballers Estonia international footballers Nonpersons in the Eastern Bloc Estonian people executed by the Soviet Union Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Estonia JK Tallinna Kalev players Association football forwards