Pekka Lagerblom

Pekka Lagerblom

Lagerblom with 1. FC Köln in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Pekka Sakari Lagerblom [1]
Date of birth	(1982-10-19) 19 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Lahti	55	(13)
2004–2006	Werder Bremen	14	(0)
2004–2006	Werder Bremen II	7	(0)
2005	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	11	(0)
2006–2007	1. FC Köln	27	(1)
2007–2009	Alemannia Aachen	40	(0)
2007	Alemannia Aachen II	1	(0)
2009–2010	FSV Frankfurt	13	(0)
2010–2011	VfB Stuttgart II	30	(0)
2011–2012	RB Leipzig	7	(1)
2013	IFK Mariehamn	21	(1)
2014	Hamarkameratene	8	(1)
2014	Ånge	1	(0)
2015	Lahti	20	(1)
2016	Jacksonville Armada	11	(0)
2017	Åtvidaberg	25	(2)
2018–2019	Haka	11	(0)
2019	Lahti	10	(0)
Total		312	(20)
International career
2003–2006	Finland	12	(0)
Medal record Werder Bremen Winner Bundesliga 2004 Winner DFB-Pokal 2004 Runner-up Bundesliga 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pekka Sakari Lagerblom (born 19 October 1982) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Notably, he won the German double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal with Werder Bremen in 2004.

Club career

FC Lahti

Born in Lahti, Lagerblom started his career at home-town club FC Lahti in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During seasons 2003 and 2004 he represented the team in 55 matches and scored 13 goals.

Germany

In January 2004, Lagerblom moved to Werder Bremen, and won the Bundesliga and German Cup double with the club the same spring. However, he made only 14 appearances in Bremen's first team and was not able to find a regular spot. He spent the spring of 2005 on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg.

In the summer of 2006, he decided to move to 1. FC Köln in search of more first team football. He gained 27 appearances in the team and scored one goal.

In summer 2007, he went to Alemannia Aachen. Between years 2007 and 2009 he represented the team in 40 matches.

In June 2009, Lagerblom left Aachen and signed a one-year contract with FSV Frankfurt. He played in 13 matches during the season.

In July 2010, Lagerblom moved to VfB Stuttgart II ^[2] where he made 30 appearances in season 2010–11.

One year later he signed for RB Leipzig. He left the team after making only seven caps for the team.

Later years

On 20 February 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Veikkausliiga team IFK Mariehamn. ^[3]

On 21 December 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Norwegian side Hamarkameratene ^[4] signing a three-year contract. In July 2014, it was announced that he would leave the team. ^[5]

In July 2014, it was announced that Lagerblom joined Swedish side division 4 club Ånge IF. ^[6] He was injured in his debut versus Hudiksvalls FF.

In January 2015, FC Lahti announced the signing of Lagerblom for the 2015 Veikkausliiga season. ^[7]

In July 2018, he joined Ykkönen side FC Haka. ^[8]

In early 2019, he joined hometown club FC Lahti for the third time in his career.

In September 2019, Lagerblom announced his retirement as a player. ^[9]

International career

Lagerblom made his debut for the Finland national team on 16 November 2003 against Honduras. Lagerblom is not a regular member, he is often a substitute member of the Finland squad.

Later career

After ending his professional playing career, Lagerblom has worked as a youth talent coach for FC Espoo and in the Southern District of Finnish FA. ^[10] He is also studying sport journalism at the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, and works as a Veikkausliiga football studio expert in Ruutu+ broadcasts for Nelonen Media. ^[11]

Personal life

Lagerblom married Anna-Maria (née Lewe), the younger sister of German pop singer Sarah Connor, in January 2005. ^[12] The couple separated in 2009, while she began a new relationship with footballer Mesut Özil. ^[13]

His older brother Lasse is also a former footballer. ^[9]

Lagerblom is currently married to personal trainer and rugby player Oona Tolppanen, with whom he has two children. ^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 June 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lahti	2001	Veikkausliiga	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
	2002	Veikkausliiga	24	6	1	0	–		–		25	6
	2003	Veikkausliiga	22	7	0	0	–		–		22	7
	Total		53	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	54	13
Werder Bremen	2003–04	Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	–		–		8	0
	2004–05	Bundesliga	4	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	2 [c]	0	8	0
	2005–06	Bundesliga	3	0	2	0	0	0	–		5	0
	Total		14	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	21	0
Werder Bremen II	2004–05	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2005–06	Regionalliga Nord	6	0	–		–		–		6	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	2004–05	Bundesliga	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
1. FC Köln	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	27	1	3	0	–		–		30	1
Alemannia Aachen	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	19	0	2	1	–		–		21	1
	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	21	0	2	0	–		–		23	0
	Total		40	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	44	1
Alemannia Aachen II	2007–08	Oberliga Nordrhein	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
FSV Frankfurt	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	–		–		13	0
FSV Frankfurt II	2009–10	Hessenliga	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
VfB Stuttgart II	2010–11	3. Liga	30	0	–		–		–		30	0
RB Leipzig	2011–12	Regionalliga Nord	7	1	1	0	–		–		8	1
RB Leipzig II	2011–12	Sachsenliga	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
IFK Mariehamn	2013	Veikkausliiga	21	1	3	0	2 [d]	0	1 [e]	0	27	1
HamKam	2014	1. divisjon	8	1	2	0	–		–		10	1
Ånge	2014	Division 2	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Lahti	2015	Veikkausliiga	20	1	1	0	1 [d]	1	1 [e]	0	23	2
Jacksonville Armada	2016	NASL	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
Åtvidaberg	2017	Superettan	25	2	1	1	–		–		26	3
Haka	2018	Ykkönen	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
SexyPöxyt	2018	Kolmonen	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
Lahti	2019	Veikkausliiga	13	0	5	0	–		–		18	0
Career total			321	20	25	2	4	1	4	0	354	23

1. Includes Suomen Cup, DFB-Pokal, Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
2. Includes UEFA Champions League
3. Includes DFL-Ligapokal
4. Includes UEFA Europa League
5. Includes Finnish League Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[16]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	2003	2	0
	2004	2	0
	2005	4	0
	2006	4	0
Total		12	0

Honours

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: 2003–04
• DFB-Pokal: 2003–04
• Bundesliga runner-up: 2005–06

References

1. Pekka Lagerblom at WorldFootball.net
2. "Pekka Lagerblom wechselt zum VfB II" [Pekka Lagerblom moves to VfB II] (in German). vfb.de. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Finsk tidigare landslagsmittfältare ansluter till IFK" (in Swedish). ifkmariehamn.com. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
4. "Lagerblom till Norge" (in Swedish). nyan.ax. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
5. "Pekka reiser hjem" (in Norwegian). h-a.no. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
6. "Ånge värvar CL-meriterad" (in Swedish). st.nu. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
7. "Pekka Lagerblom palaa FC Lahteen". FC Lahti website (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
8. Laakso, Vesa (19 July 2018). "Saksan tuplamestari Lagerblom siirtyy FC Hakan riveihin". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
9. Sander, Carsten (26 September 2019). "Werder Bremen: Double-Sieger schwärmt von Johan Micoud". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
10. Nimitysuutisia talenttivalmentajiksi Eteläisellä ja Läntisellä alueella, Finnish FA, 16 November 2023
11. Veikkausliiga jatkuu Ruudussa suurempana kuin koskaan – studioasiantuntijoina muun muassa Markku "Rive" Kanerva ja Tuija Hyyrynen, nelonen.fi, 9 March 2023
12. "Just Married: Pekka Lagerblom hat geheiratet" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
13. "Für Özil läuft es doppelt rund" (in German). sport.de.msn.com. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
14. Oona Tolppasen ja Pekka Lagerblomin toinen lapsi syntyi, Iltalehti, 6 August 2022
15. Pekka Lagerblom, Finnish FA
16. "Pekka Lagerblom". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

External links

• Pekka Lagerblom – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Pekka Lagerblom at Soccerway
• Pekka Lagerblom at fussballdaten.de (in German)