Timo Rahja (born 9 October 1948) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he represented HJK Helsinki, HIFK and Oulun Työväen Palloilijat in his native Finland, winning the Finnish championship title with HJK in 1973. In total, he made 169 appearances and scored 52 goals in Finnish top-tier Mestaruussarja. He also played one season in Dutch Eredivisie with MVV Maastricht in 1974–75.
He was capped seven times for the Finland national team, scoring two goals in the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying campaign against Poland and Netherlands.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | Europe | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| HJK Helsinki | 1967 | Mestaruussarja | 8 | 11 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 1968 | Mestaruussarja | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1969 | Mestaruussarja | 18 | 8 | – | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1970 | Mestaruussarja | 21 | 6 | – | 21 | 6 | ||
| 1971 | Mestaruussarja | 16 | 6 | – | 16 | 6 | ||
| Total | 71 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 35 | ||
| HIFK | 1972 | Mestaruussarja | 19 | 9 | – | 19 | 9 | |
| HJK Helsinki | 1973 | Mestaruussarja | 11 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| 1974 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 7 | 3[b] | 1 | 25 | 8 | |
| Total | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 8 | ||
| MVV Maastricht | 1974–75 | Eredivisie | 10 | 3 | – | 10 | 3 | |
| HJK Helsinki | 1975 | Mestaruussarja | 9 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1976 | Mestaruussarja | 18 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| OTP Oulu | 1977 | Mestaruussarja | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 1978 | Mestaruussarja | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 176 | 56 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Appearances in European Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rahja goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 September 1974 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Poland |
1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
| 2. | 25 September 1974 |  Netherlands |
1–0 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
Honours
HJK
References
- ^ Kannelmäen keskushyökkääjä, eepinen.fi, 6 March 2018
- ^ Timo Rahja at National-Football-Teams.com