Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a

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Career

Paatelainen earned 47 caps for Finland, scoring eleven goals, between 1970 and 1977. He played club football at Urho, HPS, HIFK and FC Haka. He was Mestaruussarja top scorer in 1970, 1972, 1976 and 1977 He appeared in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring once.

Personal life

Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu,

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and Markus.

References

1944 births Living people Finnish footballers Finland international footballers Finnish football managers FC Haka players HIFK Fotboll players Association football forwards Mestaruussarja players People from Äänekoski Sportspeople from Central Finland {{Finland-footy-forward-stub