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Football player Matti Paatelainen

Matti Rauno Matias Paatelainen

Matti Paatelainen, Roto

Born on 17 June 1944 (age 79)

National team appearances of Matti Paatelainen

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Finland	1970 - 1977	47	23	6	5	11		0.234
Total:		47	23	6	5	11		0.234

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
HIFK, Helsinki	23 Sep 1970 - 07 Oct 1972	12		3		2		0.167
Haka, Valkeakoski	04 Apr 1973 - 15 Oct 1977	35	23	3	5	9		0.257

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

Nordic Championship (NC)

0.333

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.222

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.091

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.250

(-) matches counted in two competitions at once:

Total:

0.234

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
23 Sep 1970	England*	debut	26 years 3 months 6 days
7 Oct 1970	Czechoslovakia	first goal	26 years 3 months 20 days
16 Apr 1975	Netherlands*	first cap as captain	30 years 9 months 30 days
15 Oct 1977	Italy	last appearance	33 years 3 months 28 days

Record of Matti Paatelainen'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
Turkey	2		2	2				1.000	2	1.000
Norway	2		2	2				1.000	5	0.400
Netherlands	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Czechoslovakia	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Netherlands*	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Iceland	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
England	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Sweden	1		1	1				1.000	4	0.250
Denmark	1		1	1				1.000	4	0.250
(+) other teams									23
Total:	11		11	11	0	0	0	1.000	47	0.234

Record of national team matches played by Matti Paatelainen

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Finland national team	47	9	11	27	41	107	30.9

Matti Paatelainen's international caps

as player of HIFK, Helsinki:

debut age - 26 years 3 months 6 days

23 Sep 1970 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-3

Finland vs England*

Friendly International

age when scoring first goal - 26 years 3 months 20 days

07 Oct 1970 18:00 (+1:00)

Prague, Letenský Stadion (Sparty)

1-1

Czechoslovakia vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 1

1х

11 Oct 1970 15:30 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

3-0

Romania vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 1

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

Borås, Ryavallen

4-1

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

1х

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

07 Jun 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

3-0

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

16 Jul 1972

Vaasa, Hietalahden Jalkapallostadion

1-1

Finland vs Soviet Union

Friendly International

30 Jul 1972

Lübeck, Stadion an der Lohmühle

1-2

West Germany* vs Finland

Friendly International

20 Sep 1972 18:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-1

Finland vs Romania

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4

07 Oct 1972 16:00 (+1:00)

Dresden, Dynamo Stadion

5-0

East Germany vs Finland

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4

as player of Haka, Valkeakoski:

04 Apr 1973

Plymouth, Home Park

3-0

England* vs Finland

Friendly International

24 May 1973 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-0

Finland vs Netherlands*

Friendly International

1х

06 Jun 1973 19:00 (+2:00)

Tampere, Tampereen (Ratinan) Stadion

1-5

Finland vs East Germany

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4

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

Halmstad, Örjans Vall

1-1

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

10 Oct 1973

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-0

Albania vs Finland

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4

14 Oct 1973 15:30 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

9-0

Romania vs Finland

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4

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

Oulu, Raatti Stadion

1-1

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

1х

15 Aug 1974 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-2

Norway vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

1х

19 Aug 1974 19:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

2-2

Iceland vs Finland

Friendly International

1х

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

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-2

Finland vs Poland

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 5

09 Oct 1974 14:30 (+1:00)

Poznań, Stadion im. 22 lipca

3-0

Poland vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 5

16 Apr 1975

The Hague, Zuiderpark Stadion

1-1

Netherlands* vs Finland

Friendly International

15 May 1975 18:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

3-5

Finland vs Norway

XXI. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977, First round

05 Jun 1975 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-1

Finland vs Italy

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 5

18 Jun 1975 19:00 (+1:00)

Stavanger, Stavanger Stadion

1-1

Norway vs Finland

XXI. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, First round

25 Jun 1975 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

2-0

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

03 Sep 1975 20:00 (+1:00)

Nijmegen, Goffertstadion

4-1

Netherlands vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 5

1х

27 Sep 1975 16:30 (+2:00)

Rome, Stadio Olimpico

0-0

Italy vs Finland

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 5

19 May 1976 18:30 (+2:00)

Kuopio, Väinölänniemen Stadion (Vänäri)

1-0

Finland vs Switzerland

Friendly International

01 Jun 1976 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

0-2

Finland vs Sweden

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

13 Jun 1976 19:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-4

Finland vs England

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

1х

14 Jul 1976 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-0

Finland vs Iceland

Friendly International

11 Aug 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Malmö, Malmö Stadion

6-0

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

25 Aug 1976 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

2-1

Finland vs Turkey

Friendly International

1х

08 Sep 1976 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

6-0

Scotland vs Finland

Friendly International

22 Sep 1976 18:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

7-1

Finland vs Luxembourg

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

13 Oct 1976 20:00 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-1

England vs Finland

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

06 Apr 1977 15:00 (+3:00)

Ankara, 19 Mayıs Stadı

1-2

Turkey vs Finland

Friendly International

1х

complete list

Comments

Copernik - Error report posted on 17 June 2020 at 18:00:03

Since match #25 from 15.05..1975... applies to the other tournaments, and to the Northern/Nordic Championship - then I would count NC = 11.5 matches, and Friendly and others = 15.5 matches.

Finland upcoming fixtures

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Finland football fixtures

Matti Paatelainen's most often teammates

Jouko Suomalainen (1970 - 1977) - 43 games
Esko Ranta (1972 - 1977) - 41 games
Miikka Toivola (1972 - 1977) - 36 games
Olavi Rissanen (1971 - 1977) - 31 games
Erkki Vihtilä (1971 - 1977) - 30 games

Finland players born on 12 May

Erik Beijar (1921) - 36 caps, 4 goals
Janne Räsänen (1978) - 1 cap
Fredrik Svanbäck (1979) - 2 caps