Matti Paatelainen

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Matti Paatelainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-07-17) 17 July 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Äänekoski, Finland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966 Urho
1967–1968 HPS (20)
1969–1972 HIFK (84)
1973–1977 FC Haka 110 (72)
International career
1970–1977 Finland 47 (11)
Managerial career
1979–1980 FC Haka
1993 Ilves[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a striker.

Career[edit]

Paatelainen earned 47 caps for Finland, scoring eleven goals, between 1970 and 1977.[2] He played club football at Urho, HPS, HIFK and FC Haka.[3] He was Mestaruussarja top scorer in 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1977[4]

He appeared in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring once.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Matti Paatelainen, international footballer (born )".
  4. ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 247. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
  5. ^ Matti PaatelainenFIFA competition record (archived)