Rainer Forss (20 October 1930 – 2 August 2005) was a Finnish professional football forward, manager and coach. He won full,

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and B caps for

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at international level and was a member of Finland's 1952 Summer Olympics squad. In addition to playing 12 Suomensarja seasons, he scored 43 goals in 72

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appearances.

Personal life

Forss is a member of a football family. His son ( Tero) and grandsons

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and Niclas are all involved in football.

Honours

As a player

Pyrkivä Turku *

: 1954

As a manager

TPS * Mestaruussarja:

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As an individual

* Mestaruussarja top-scorer: 1953

References

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