Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 October 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1981 | OPS | 149 | (5) |
1981–1985 | Notts County | 45 | (2) |
1985–1987 | KePS | 49 | (3) |
1988–1990 | OTP | 58 | (1) |
International career | |||
1979–1989 | Finland | 51 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aki Lahtinen (born 31 October 1958) is a Finnish former footballer. Lahtinen was the second-ever Finnish player to play in the English top division. [1] He was inducted to the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2022. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
OPS | 1975 | Ykkönen | 29 | 3 | – | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||
1976 | Mestaruussarja | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
1977 | Mestaruussarja | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
1978 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
1979 | Mestaruussarja | 28 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
1980 | Mestaruussarja | 23 | 1 | – | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
Total | 149 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 5 | ||
Notts County | 1981–82 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
1982–83 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | ||
1983–84 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
1984–85 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
KePS | 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
1986 | Mestaruussarja | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
1987 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
OTP | 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
1989 | Mestaruussarja | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
1990 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
Career total | 290 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 11 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Finland | 1979 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | 8 | 0 | |
1981 | 9 | 0 | |
1982 | 6 | 0 | |
1983 | 3 | 0 | |
1984 | 3 | 0 | |
1985 | 4 | 0 | |
1986 | 6 | 0 | |
1987 | 3 | 0 | |
1988 | 5 | 0 | |
1989 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 51 | 0 |
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