Kati Kovalainen | |||
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Born | Leppävirta, Finland | 24 January 1975||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Imatran Ketterä KalPa Kuopio Keravan Shakers Espoo Blues IHK Helsinki SKIF Nizhny Novgorod HPK Hämeenlinna | ||
National team | Finland | ||
Playing career | 1991–2010 | ||
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