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.[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

  1. ^ Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Matti Paatelainen, international footballer (born )".
  4. ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 247. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
  5. ^ Matti Paatelainen – FIFA competition record (archived)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matti_Paatelainen
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