Matti Paatelainen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1944 | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1970–1977 | Finland | 47 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–1980 | FC Haka | ||
| 1993 | Ilves[1] | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a striker.
Career[]
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[]
Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.
References[]
- ^ Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 14 June 2009 at WebCite
- ^ "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Matti Paatelainen, international footballer".
- ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 247. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
- ^ Matti Paatelainen – FIFA competition record (archived)
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