Risto Puustinen

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Risto Puustinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-09-28) 28 September 1959 (age 63)
Place of birth Joutseno, Finland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Youth career
Kataja, Ässät
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1984 PPT Pori (88)
1980Ässät Pori (13)
1985–1988 HJK Helsinki 52 (14)
1989–1993 Pallo-Iirot (37)
1994 Pargas IF 26 (2)
1995 RiPS Riihimäki
1996 HaPo Harjavalta
1998–1999 Sporting Kristina 15 (1)
International career
1983–1988 Finland 11 (0)
Managerial career
1995– Pallo-Iirot, FC PoPa, MuSa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Risto Puustinen (born 28 September 1959) is a Finnish football manager and a former footballer. [1] He is currently the head coach of Musan Salama. [2]

Puustinen played five seasons in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for PPT Pori and HJK Helsinki from 1984 to 1988. He capped 11 times for the Finland national team. [3]

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References

  1. UrheiluSuomi.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. Musan Salama 2013 (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. European National Football Teams 1872–2013 Matches Database Retrieved 31 August 2013.