Rainer Forss

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Rainer Forss
Rainer Forss, Finland footballer, 1953.jpg
Forss while with the Finland national team in 1953.
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-10-20)20 October 1930
Place of birth Finland
Date of death 2 August 2005(2005-08-02) (aged 74)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1949– Pyrkivä Turku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1956 Pyrkivä Turku
1956–1957 TuTo
1957–1960 TuWe
1960–1962 TuTo
Pargas IF
1963 TPS
National team
1951–1957 Finland 14 (0)
1951–1962 Finland B 10 (1)
1959–1960 Finland Olympic 4 (0)
Teams managed
1965–1970 TPS
1985 TPS
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rainer Forss (20 October 1930 – 2 August 2005) was a Finnish professional football forward,[2] manager and coach. He won full, Olympic and B caps for Finland at international level and was a member of Finland's 1952 Summer Olympics squad.[3][4]

Personal life[]

Forss is a member of a football family.[5] His son (Tero) and grandsons Marcus and Niclas are all involved in football.[5]

Honours[]

As a player[]

Pyrkivä Turku

As a manager[]

TPS

As an individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ Peltola, Vesa-Matti (2019). Yhtä ja toista Urheilukunniamme puolustajista, osa 34. Urheilutietäjän kesä. p. 46.
  2. ^ "Rainer Forss". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ Rainer Forss at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Rainer Forss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Två generationer Forss fortsätter i BK-46" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Mestarijoukkueet ja valmentajat 1950–2008". Suomen Jalkapallovalmentajat ry. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Finland – List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.


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