Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 July 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Äänekoski, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966 | Urho | ||
1967–1968 | HPS | (20) | |
1969–1972 | HIFK | (84) | |
1973–1977 | FC Haka | 110 | (72) |
International career | |||
1970–1977 | Finland | 47 | (11) |
Managerial career | |||
1979–1980 | FC Haka | ||
1993 | Ilves [1] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a striker.
Paatelainen earned 47 caps for Finland, scoring eleven goals, between 1970 and 1977. [2] He played club football at Urho, HPS, HIFK and FC Haka. [3] He was Mestaruussarja top scorer in 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1977 [4]
He appeared in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring once. [5]
Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.