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National football teams

Since 1980 to 1994, Arto Tolsa held Finland's record for international appearances

Football player Arto Tolsa

Arto Vilho Tolsa

Arto Tolsa

Born on 9 August 1945
Died on 30 March 1989 (aged 43)

National team appearances of Arto Tolsa

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Finland	1964 - 1981	77	2	1	5	9		0.117
Total:		77	2	1	5	9		0.117

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Goals/ Caps
KTP, Kotka	02 Aug 1964 - 25 Jun 1969	26		1	2	6	0.231
K Beerschot VAV, Antwerpen	24 Aug 1969 - 11 Oct 1978	33	1		1	3	0.091
KTP, Kotka	04 Jul 1979 - 24 May 1981	18	1		2

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

Nordic Championship (NC)

0.222

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.188

Friendly matches and other tournaments

Total:

0.117

* - not considered 17 matches with unknown captains

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
2 Aug 1964	Sweden	debut	18 years 11 months 24 days
9 Jun 1965	Denmark	first goal	19 years 10 months
8 Jun 1977	Italy	50th cap	31 years 9 months 30 days
22 Jun 1977	Denmark	first cap as captain	31 years 10 months 13 days
4 Jun 1980	Bulgaria	record for caps (held up to 25 Jan 1994)	34 years 9 months 26 days
24 May 1981	West Germany	last appearance	35 years 9 months 15 days

Record of Arto Tolsa's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Denmark	4		4	4				1.000	11	0.364
Yugoslavia	2		2	2				1.000	2	1.000
Norway	2		2	2				1.000	7	0.286
Spain	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
(+) other teams									55
Total:	9		9	9	0	0	0	1.000	77	0.117

Record of national team matches played by Arto Tolsa

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Finland football team	77	11	15	51	60	186	24.1

Arto Tolsa's international caps

as player of KTP, Kotka:

debut age - 18 years 11 months 24 days

02 Aug 1964 18:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-0

Finland vs Sweden

Nordic Football Championship 1964-1967

20 Aug 1964 18:30 (+2:00)

Trondheim, Lerkendal Stadion

2-0

Norway vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1964-1967

06 Sep 1964 15:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

2-1

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1964-1967

21 Oct 1964 19:30 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

3-1

Scotland vs Finland

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8

age when scoring first goal - 19 years 10 months

09 Jun 1965 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

3-1

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1964-1967

1х

23 Jun 1965 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-2

Finland vs Italy

1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 8

16 Oct 1966 15:30 (+2:00)

Thessaloniki, National Kaftanzogleio Stadium

2-1

Greece vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, Group 3

10 May 1967 18:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-1

Finland vs Greece

UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, Group 3

10 Aug 1967 19:00 (+1:00)

Solna, Råsunda Fotbollstadion

2-0

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1964-1967

30 Aug 1967 19:00 (+3:00)

Moscow, Lenin Central Stadium

2-0

Soviet Union vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, Group 3

06 Sep 1967

Turku, Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion

2-5

Finland vs Soviet Union

UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, Group 3

24 Sep 1967 15:00 (+1:00)

Vienna, Praterstadion (Wiener Stadion)

2-1

Austria vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1968 Qualifying, Group 3

15 Oct 1967 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-1

Finland vs France*

XIX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Second round

22 Oct 1967 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

3-0

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1964-1967

29 Oct 1967

Paris, Parc des Princes

3-1

France* vs Finland

XIX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Second round

04 Jun 1968 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-3

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

1х

19 Jun 1968 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-2

Finland vs Belgium

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

18 Aug 1968 18:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

4-1

Norway vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

1х

11 Sep 1968 18:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-3

Finland vs Sweden

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

25 Sep 1968 18:15 (+1:00)

Belgrade, Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija

9-1

Yugoslavia vs Finland

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

1х

09 Oct 1968 20:00 (+1:00)

Waregem, Regenboogstadion

6-1

Belgium vs Finland

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

02 Apr 1969

Rotterdam, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord)

2-0

Netherlands* vs Finland

Friendly International

15 May 1969 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

3-1

Finland vs Netherlands*

Friendly International

22 May 1969 19:00 (+1:00)

Växjö, Värendsvallen

4-0

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

04 Jun 1969 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-5

Finland vs Yugoslavia

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

1х

25 Jun 1969 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

2-0

Finland vs Spain

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

1х

as player of K Beerschot VAV, Antwerpen:

24 Aug 1969 18:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

2-2

Finland vs Norway

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

1х

10 Sep 1969 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

5-2

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

1х

15 Oct 1969 17:00 (+1:00)

La Línea de la Concepción, Estadio Municipal José Antonio

6-0

Spain vs Finland

1970 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

21 May 1970 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-0

Finland vs West Germany*

Friendly International

03 Jun 1970 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-1

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

1х

17 Jun 1970 18:30 (+1:00)

Bergen, Brann Stadion

2-0

Norway vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

20 May 1971 14:00 (+1:00)

Borås, Ryavallen

4-1

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

26 May 1971 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-1

Finland vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 1

16 Jun 1971 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-4

Finland vs Czechoslovakia

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 1

28 May 1972 15:00 (+2:00)

Turku, Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion

0-0

Finland vs Norway

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

08 Jul 1973 18:00 (+1:00)

Halmstad, Örjans Vall

1-1

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

06 Jun 1974 19:30 (+2:00)

Oulu, Raatti Stadion

1-1

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

01 Sep 1974 15:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-2

Finland vs Poland

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 5

25 Sep 1974 18:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-3

Finland vs Netherlands

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 5

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Arto Tolsa's most often teammates

Esko Ranta (1969 - 1980) - 34 games
Pertti Mäkipää (1964 - 1970) - 30 games
Timo Kautonen (1964 - 1976) - 29 games
Miikka Toivola (1968 - 1980) - 27 games
Erkki Vihtilä (1971 - 1979) - 27 games

Finland players born on 19 May

Yrjö Sotiola (1913) - 12 caps, 1 goal
Jorma Saarinen (1929) - 1 cap
Kauko Korpela (1931) - 2 caps, 1 goal
Boris Rotenberg (1986) - 1 cap