Markku Peltoniemi

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Markku Peltoniemi
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Peltoniemi with HJK in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth(1948-02-08)8 February 1948
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1960-1964 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1975 HJK 141 (13)
1976–1978 HPS
Managerial career
1980–2022 HJK (team manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markku Peltoniemi (born 8 February 1948) is a Finnish former footballer and a former sporting director for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi [1]

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Career

Peltoniemi grew up in Töölö area in Helsinki and joined Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, the club he supported, as a 12 years old, youngest possible youth team at the time. He went through HJK youth teams and was promoted to first team in 1965 season. In he's first season he scored against Manchester United in a European cup tie. He spend 11 seasons playing for HJK in Finnish top flight mestaruussarja before being released from the club. For three seasons in 1976-1978 he played for another local club Helsingin Palloseura in first and second division before a single season in Vantaan Pallo.

In 1980 he started as a sporting director for HJK and has hold that position for over 40 years. [2]

As an amateur footballer, alongside he's football career Peltoniemi also worked in banking industry.

He earned 5 caps for Finland's youth national teams. [3]

Honours

as a player

as a sporting director

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References

  1. "Veikkausliiga | Markku Peltoniemi – HJK-legenda". www.veikkausliiga.hs.prewise.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  2. "Markku Peltoniemelle Captain´s Ball".
  3. Tähtien Tarina. Gummerus. p. 325. ISBN 978-952-92-2062-5.
  4. Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen. Juha Kanerva. Helsinki: WSOY. 2003. p. 470. ISBN   951-0-27037-7. OCLC   58365792.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)