Lasse Karjalainen (born 22 October 1974) is a Finnish former footballer. He was born in

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but spent most of his childhood at

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...

, Finland. Karjalainen played 14 seasons in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga for FC Jazz and FC Haka. He capped 15 times for the

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.National Football Teams
Retrieved 26 June 2013. Karjalainen is the player with most Finnish Championship titles.

Honors

* Finnish Championship: 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 * Finnish Cup: 1997, 2002, 2005 * Finnish League Cup: 1995

References

1974 births People from Botkyrka Municipality Finnish footballers Finland international footballers Veikkausliiga players FC Jazz players FC Haka players Porin Palloilijat players Living people Association football defenders {{Finland-footy-defender-stub