Tuomo Turunen (born 30 August 1987) is a Finnish footballer. He currently represents Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, playing in Ykkönen the Finnish second division.[1] He plays as a defender or midfielder. Before moving to Trelleborg, he played for FC Honka, FC KooTeePee and IFK Göteborg. He is also a member of Finland national under-21 football team. In 2008, he was selected as the best under-21 player in Finland.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | KTP | ||
Youth career | |||
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | FC KooTeePee | 37 | (1) |
2006–2009 | FC Honka | 60 | (1) |
2009–2010 | IFK Göteborg | 3 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Trelleborgs FF | 43 | (0) |
2013 | FC Inter Turku | 7 | (0) |
2014 | KTP | 25 | (0) |
2015 | FC Honka | 25 | (1) |
2017 | KTP | 4 | (0) |
National team | |||
Finland U-21 | 12 | (1) | |
2009– | Finland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In December 2008, Honka and Helsingborg IF were negotiating about selling Turunen to the Swedish club, but Turunen stayed in Espoo. In July 2009, he was sold to IFK Göteborg and signed for 3.5 years.
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