Aki Lahtinen

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Aki Lahtinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-10-31) 31 October 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [3]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OPS 1975 Ykkönen 293293
1976 Mestaruussarja 211211
1977 Mestaruussarja190190
1978 Mestaruussarja290290
1979 Mestaruussarja280280
1980 Mestaruussarja2312 [a] 0251
Total14950000201515
Notts County 1981–82 First Division 80100090
1982–83 First Division1720010182
1983–84 First Division60100070
1984–85 Second Division 140140
Total452201000482
KePS 1985 Mestaruussarja100100
1986 Mestaruussarja173173
1987 Mestaruussarja220220
Total493000000493
OTP 1988 Mestaruussarja250250
1989 Mestaruussarja151151
1990 Veikkausliiga 7070
Total471000000471
Career total2901120102029511
  1. Appearances in European Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 197910
198080
198190
198260
198330
198430
198540
198660
198730
198850
198930
Total510

    Honours

    OPS