Ilja Venäläinen (born 27 September 1980) is a retired Finnish football player. He played for FF Jaro and FC KooTeePee and most recently for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), in the Finnish Premier League.
![]() Sakari Mattila (left) trailing Ilja Venäläinen of KuPS | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–1997 | KuPS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 | KuPS | 141 | (42) |
2004 | FF Jaro | 21 | (5) |
2005–2006 | KooTeePee | 49 | (13) |
2008–2013 | KuPS | 97 | (29) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Finland U-21 | 12 | (0) |
2011 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2011 |
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