Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Äänekoski, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | Urho | ||
| 1967–1968 | HPS | (20) | |
| 1969–1972 | HIFK | (84) | |
| 1973–1977 | FC Haka | 110 | (72) |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1977 | Finland | 47 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1980 | FC Haka | ||
| 1993 | Ilves[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editPaatelainen earned 47 caps for Finland, scoring eleven goals, between 1970 and 1977.[2] He played club football at Urho, HPS, HIFK and FC Haka.[3] He was Mestaruussarja top scorer in 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1977[4]
He appeared in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring once.[5]
Personal life
editPaatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.
References
edit- ^ Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Matti Paatelainen, international footballer (born )".
- ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 247. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
- ^ Matti Paatelainen – FIFA competition record (archived)
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