Pertti Jantunen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 June 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1977 | Reipas Lahti | 121 | (28) |
1977 | CD Málaga | 14 | (0) |
1978 | IFK Eskilstuna | 24 | (3) |
1979–1980 | Bristol City | 8 | (1) |
1980 | Reipas Lahti | 13 | (0) |
1981–1983 | Västerås SK | 65 | (6) |
1984–1989 | Reipas Lahti | 98 | (9) |
1990–1991 | 33 | (2) | |
National team | |||
1975–1978 | Finland | 26 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1999 | |||
2003–2006 | City Stars | ||
2010–2013 | MPS (women) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Pertti Jantunen, born 25 June 1952, is a Finnish football manager and a former footballer.
Club career[]
Jantunen played for Reipas Lahti in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja before joining CD Málaga in 1977 as the first ever Finnish footballer in Spain. In 1979, he was signed by Bristol City. Jantunen was the first Finn playing the top level in England.[1] He also played for IFK Eskilstuna and Västerås SK in Sweden.
International career[]
Jantunen was capped 26 times for Finland, making his international debut in September 1975 against the Netherlands in Nijmegen.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Pertti Jantunen täyttää 60 vuotta" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Pertti Jantunen EU Football Info. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Lahti
- Association football midfielders
- Finnish footballers
- Finnish football managers
- Finland international footballers
- Bristol City F.C. players
- CD Málaga footballers
- Västerås SK Fotboll players
- IFK Eskilstuna players
- Mestaruussarja players
- English Football League players
- Segunda División players
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Reipas Lahti players