John Österholm (footballer)

{{Short description|Finnish footballer and pilot (1896–1923)}}{{Infobox football biography

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1896|6|14}}

| birth_place = Ingå, Grand Duchy of Finland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1923|10|19|1896|6|14}}

| death_place = Hamina, Finland

| position = Midfielder

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| clubs1 = HIFK

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| nationalyears1 = 1920–1922

| nationalteam1 = Finland

| nationalcaps1 = 4

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John Emil Österholm (14 June 1896 – 19 October 1923) was a Finnish footballer and military pilot. Österholm played for HIFK Helsinki and earned four caps for the Finland national football team. Österholm scored his only international goal against Estonia in October 1920.{{cite web|title=John Österholm|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15746|publisher=European National Football Teams Matches Database|access-date=10 July 2022}}

In the 1918 Finnish Civil War, Österholm fought for the White Guards. He took part on the capture of the icebreaker Volynets and the Battle of Helsinki. After the war, Österholm went to a military career and became a pilot in 1923. He died in October 1923 as the Finnish Air Force IVL A.22 Hansa floatplane crashed into the Gulf of Finland outside Hamina.{{citation | title = John Österholm † | newspaper = Aero | date = October 1923 | issue = 10 | pages = 3 | url = https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/aikakausi/binding/1011572?page=3 | accessdate = 10 July 2022 | language = sv}}