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Jalkapalloa ja kuvataidetta : Pentti Veroma (1903-1979)

2015

Pentti Veroma (b. Weckman) was born in Turku, the old capital of Finland in 1903. He has become known to the next generations especially in his home town as a painter. In his youth, he practiced athletics in Paavo Nurmi’s own sport club Turun Urheiluliitto (Turku Sports Union). Later Veroma started to play football in the team of Turun Urheiluliitto. In the early 1920s, the language question was a significant factor in the football, also in Turku. Pentti Veroma was in 1922 one of the founders of Turun Palloseura (Turku Football Club). Later one of the most prominent football clubs in Finland. The team of Turun Palloseura was recruited from the players of the Turun Riento and Turun Urheiluli…