Voldemar Rõks (15 July 1900 – 27 December 1941) was an Estonian

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. He studied economics at the

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between 1921 and 1924, but never graduated. Rõks worked as a procurator for

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Career

Rõks earned 2 caps for the Estonian national team in 1924. He spent his brief career playing for

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and participated at the

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. He became an Estonian champion in 1923 with JK Tallinna Kalev. He was arrested by the Soviet authorities and was deported to a labor camp in Perm Oblast. He died there due to an illness and hunger.

Honours

* Estonian Top Division:

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References

1900 births 1941 deaths People from Türi Parish Sportspeople from Järva County People from Kreis Jerwen Estonian men's footballers Estonia men's international footballers Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Estonia JK Tallinna Kalev players Men's association football midfielders University of Tartu alumni People who died in the Gulag Estonian Gulag detainees Estonian people who died in Soviet detention {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub