Saku Puhakainen

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Saku Puhakainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Lappeenranta, Finland
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992 Rakuunat 18 (2)
1993–1994 Kultsu 43 (17)
1995 Kuusysi 25 (8)
1996–1999 TPS 100 (30)
1997 → Aarhus Fremad (loan) 3 (1)
2000–2009 MYPA 257 (75)
2010 Kultsu 9 (8)
International career
1997 Finland 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2010

Saku Puhakainen (born 14 January 1975) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a striker.

Since 2000 Puhakainen played for MyPa in the Finnish premier division, Veikkausliiga. His earlier clubs include FC Kuusysi and Turun Palloseura. He achieved the Veikkausliiga top scorer title in 2003. With MyPa he has won the Finnish Cup in 2004 and the Finnish championship in 2005. After being released from MYPA, he returned to Kultsu FC playing in third division. During his career, he made 382 appearances and scored 114 goals in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.

Puhakainen played three times for Finland and scored twice under coach Richard Møller Nielsen in 1997.

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