Keijo Kousa

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Keijo Kousa
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-07-27) 27 July 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Myrskylä, Finland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker, defender
Youth career
Myrskylän Myrsky
Kuusysi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1993 Kuusysi 343 (118)
1993–1998 LTP 58 (4)
International career
Finland U21 6 (0)
1981–1986 Finland 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024

Keijo Kousa (born 27 July 1959) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a striker and defender. [1] [2] [3]

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Kousa was capped 18 times for Finland national team in 1981–1986, scoring four goals. [4] In the Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga, Kousa played a total of 251 matches and scored 55 goals for FC Kuusysi, winning five Finnish Championship titles and two Finnish Cups.

His son Mikko Kousa is a Finnish ice hockey player.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 22 January 1986
Finland
YearAppsGoals
198172
198252
198320
198430
198500
198610
Total184

International goals

As of match played 8 September 1982. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kousa goal.
List of international goals scored by Keijo Kousa
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 July 1981 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–03–1 Friendly
22 September 1981 Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, FinlandFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 2–12–1 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
311 July 1982Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 3–23–2Friendly
48 September 1982 Väinölänniemen stadion, Kuopio, FinlandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 2–32–3 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying

Honours

Kuusysi

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