Pertti Alaja

Pertti Alaja
	Pertti Alaja in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Pertti Johannes Alaja
Date of birth	18 February 1952
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Date of death	18 August 2017 (aged 65)
Place of death	Espoo, Finland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971-1972	Haka
1973-1975	HJK
1976-1977	OTP
1978–1979	Ikast
1980–1981	Edmonton Drillers
1982–1983	Malmö FF
National team
	Finland
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pertti Johannes Alaja (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017)^[4] was a Finnish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[5]

Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the Football Association of Finland on 14 October 2012, replacing Sauli Niinistö.^[6]

References[]

^ Finnish Players Abroad
^ Pertti Alaja valittiin Palloliiton puheenjohtajaksi
^ {{cite book | title=Pelimiehet | publisher=Urheilumuseosäätiö | author=Vuorinen, Juha & Kasila, Markku | year=2007 | pages=19 | language=Finnish | isbn=978-952-99075-9-5}
^ Lehtisaari, Matti (18 August 2017). "Jalkapallovaikuttaja Pertti Alaja on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
^ Alajasta Palloliiton 15. puheenjohtaja Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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