Petri Tiainen

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Petri Tiainen
Personal information
Full name Petri Tiainen
Date of birth (1966-09-26) 26 September 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1986 Kuusysi 38 (5)
1986–1989 Ajax 8 (0)
1989–1992 HJK Helsinki 66 (4)
1994–1997 MYPA 70 (13)
1998 FC Lahti 17 (0)
International career
1986–1995 Finland 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petri Tiainen (born 26 September 1966) is a retired Finnish former football attacking midfielder.

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He played for Kuusysi Lahti from 1984 to 1986, AFC Ajax from 1986 to 1989, HJK Helsinki from 1989 to 1992, MyPa from 1994 to 1997 and FC Lahti in 1998. He was capped 13 times for Finland, scoring 2 goals. [1] He won the Finnish Footballer of the Year award in 1986.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuusysi 1984 Mestaruussarja 60––60
1985 Mestaruussarja152–5 [b] 0202
1986 Mestaruussarja173––173
Total3840050434
Ajax 1986–87 Eredivisie 50000050
1987–88 Eredivisie3020–50
Total802000100
HJK 1989 Mestaruussarja203002 [b] 0223
1990 Veikkausliiga 90––90
1991 Veikkausliiga140–00140
1992 Veikkausliiga231–00231
Total6640020684
MYPA 1994 Veikkausliiga213–1 [c] 0223
1995 Veikkausliiga197–4 [c] 1238
1996 Veikkausliiga152––152
1997 Veikkausliiga151––151
Total701300517514
Lahti 1998 Ykkönen 170––170
Career total199212012121322
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in European Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup

International goals

As of match played 12 February 1990. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tiainen goal.
List of international goals scored by Petri Tiainen
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 September 1987 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3–03–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
212 February 1990 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–01–1 Friendly

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References

  1. ↑ Petri Tiainen at National-Football-Teams.com


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