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Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a striker.

Matti Paatelainen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-07-17) 17 July 1944 (age 77)
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)
National team
1970–1977	Finland	47	(11)
Teams managed
1979–1980	FC Haka
1993	Ilves[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Paatelainen 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

Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Matti Paatelainen

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[fr] Matti Paatelainen

Matti Paatelainen (né le 17 juin 1944 à Äänekoski en Finlande) est un joueur de football international finlandais, qui évoluait au poste d'attaquant.

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