Kari Laukkanen

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Kari Laukkanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-12-14) 14 December 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Pielavesi, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1986 KuPS 105 (0)
1986–1987 Cercle Brugge 24 (0)
1987 KuPS 11 (0)
1987–1990 Stuttgarter Kickers 82 (0)
1990–1995 Waldhof Mannheim 145 (0)
1995–1998 FinnPa 131 (0)
1999 HIK Hanko 9 (0)
1999 RiPS 9 (0)
2000 NJS 1 (0)
International career
1985–1996 Finland 49 (0)
Managerial career
NJS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kari Laukkanen (born 14 December 1963) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1] During his club career, he notably played for KuPS, Stuttgarter Kickers and Waldhof Mannheim. He also made 49 Appearances for the Finland national team. He is the current coach of NJS Nurmijärvi, playing in Kolmonen as well as goalkeeping coach for Finland's U21 team.

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References

  1. "Kari Laukkanen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2012.