| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1944-07-17) 17 July 1944 (age 80) | ||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Paatelainen earned 47 caps for Finland, scoring eleven goals, between 1970 and 1977. He played club football at Urho, HPS, HIFK and FC Haka. He was Mestaruussarja top scorer in 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1977
He appeared in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring once.
Personal life
Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.
References
- 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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- 1944 births
- Living people
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- Sportspeople from Central Finland
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- Finland men's international footballers
- Mestaruussarja players
- FC Haka players
- HIFK Fotboll players
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