Kimmo Rintanen (born August 7, 1973 in

Rauma, Finland Rauma (; ) is a town in Finland, on the western coast of the country. Rauma is in the Satakunta region, by the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Rauma is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most p ...

) is a former professional

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player who played in the

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before getting transferred to Swiss Elite League Team

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, where he played from the 2001-02 season until 2010-11, before his final season at HC Lugano in 2011-12. Before his international career, he played for

Lukko Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, Rauma, Finland, best known for its men's professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently pla ...

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, and

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...

in Finland. He also won a bronze medal at the

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. Rintanen has played 155 matches for the National team of Finland and has scored 35 goals. Starting in 2015 he has been an assistant coach for TPS in Finland.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rintanen, Kimmo 1973 births Finnish ice hockey left wingers HC Lugano players Jokerit players EHC Kloten players Living people Lukko players HC TPS players Olympic ice hockey players for Finland Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey people from Rauma, Finland