Matti Paatelainen

Matti Paatelainen

Personal information
Date of birth	17 July 1944 (1944-07-17) (age 67)
Place of birth	Finland
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	HIFK
	FC Haka
National team
1970–1977	Finland	47	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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.^[1] He played club football at HIFK and FC Haka.^[2]

He appeared in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring once.^[3]

Personal life

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

References

1. ^ "Finland - International Player Records". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fin-recintlp.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=23888
3. ^ Matti Paatelainen – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Paatelainen, Matti
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	17 June 1944
Place of birth	Finland
Date of death
Place of death