Tommi Paavola

Tommi Paavola

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-12-09) 9 December 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward, midfielder
Youth career
1976–1982	Ponnistus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1985	Ponnistus	?	(30)
1986–1987	TPS	44	(15)
1988	HJK	19	(2)
1989–1990	Hessen Kassel	22	(3)
1990–1991	Lokeren	11	(1)
1991	Haka	11	(3)
1991–1992	Mainz 05	9	(2)
1992–1993	Lokeren	14	(0)
1993	FinnPa	23	(13)
1994	Lorient	10	(0)
1994	FinnPa	17	(0)
1995	Ponnistus	25	(5)
1996	Ayr United	3	(2)
1996–1997	FinnPa	48	(6)
1998	PK-35	27	(6)
1999	Jokerit	28	(2)
2000	Tampere United	29	(4)
2001	KooTeePee	19	(13)
2002	Ponnistus	17	(4)
2004	KäPa	10	(2)
2005	PK-35	20	(2)
International career
1983	Finland U17	9	(1)
1986–1988	Finland U21	8	(0)
1986–1994	Finland	19	(1)
Managerial career
2003	Espoo
2004	KäPa
2005	PK-35 (assistant)
2006–2009	Honka II
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommi Paavola (born 9 December 1965) is a Finnish former football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a forward and midfielder. He was capped 19 times for the Finland national team. Besides in his native Finland, Paavola played in Germany, Belgium, France and Scotland. Paavola won one Finnish championship title with HJK Helsinki in 1988 and the Finnish Cup title with Jokerit in 1999. In total, he made 298 appearances and scored 62 goals in Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga. ^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

According to Finnish media, Paavola dated Finnish journalist and politician Maria Guzenina in 2004. ^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	1989	6	0
	1990	4	0
	1991	3	0
	1992	0	0
	1993	2	1
	1994	4	0
Total		19	1

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paavola goal.

List of international goals scored by Tommi Paavola

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 Nov 1993	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	2–0	3–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

HJK

• Mestaruussarja: 1988

Jokerit

• Finnish Cup: 1999

References

1. Uutuuskirja paljastaa: suomalaistähti tyrmäsi valmentajansa – ”Saatanan hirvi”, Ilta-Sanomat, 9 April 2015
2. Tommi Paavola siirtyi FinnPasta..., Helsingin Sanomat, 19 December 1997
3. Maria Guzenina ehtinyt jo kolmesti naimisiin, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 18 December 2009

External links

• Tommi Paavola at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tommi Paavola stats at Veikkausliiga