Matti Paatelainen

Matti Paatelainen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-07-17) 17 July 1944 (age 80)
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.

Career

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]

Personal life

Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.

References

1. Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
3. "Matti Paatelainen, international footballer (born )".
4. Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 247. ISBN   978-952-99075-9-5.
5. Matti Paatelainen – FIFA competition record (archived)