Seppo Sairanen

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Seppo Sairanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-03-23) 23 March 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Pori, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1975 Ässät (–)
1976–1977 Musan Salama (–)
1978–1979 Pyrkivä Turku (–)
1980–1983 FC Ilves (–)
1984 PPT Pori 4 (–)
International career
1979–1980 Finland 6 (0)
Managerial career
1992, 2003–2004 FC Jazz
2007 MuSa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Seppo Sairanen (born 23 March 1952) is a Finnish football manager and a former football goalkeeper.

He played eight seasons and 150 matches in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for Ässät, Pyrkivä, Ilves and PPT. Sairanen was later the head coach of Veikkausliiga club FC Jazz for three seasons. [1] He capped six times for the Finland national team. [2]

Honors

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References

  1. Vuorinen, Juha & Kasila, Markku: Pelimiehet - Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930-2006, s. 387. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö, 2007. ISBN   978-952-99075-9-5.
  2. National Football Teams Retrieved 21 June 2013.