Simo Syrjävaara (born 14 June 1943) is a Finnish retired

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player and manager. Syrjävaara played 182 matches in the Finnish premier division

Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finnish football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish champion. Before that (1908-1929) ...

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Åbo IFK Åbo Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, IFK (or ÅIFK for short) is a sports club from Turku, Finland. The club was founded in 1908, and originally represented the Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish-speaking minority of Turku/Åbo. Bac ...

Upon Pallo FC Kuusysi (; Finnish for ''FC sixty-nine'') is a football club in Lahti, Finland. Its men's team is currently playing in the fourth tier of Finnish football (''Kolmonen''), and its women's team is playing in Kakkonen. The homeground of FC Kuusy ...

Reipas Reipas (July 14, 1948 – September 20, 1971) was a successful Finnish trotter. He was a Finnhorse gelding, and the first Finnish horse to earn over one million marks in one season. Reipas was the best earning trotter in Finland through 19 ...

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FC Kuusysi FC Kuusysi (; Finnish for ''FC sixty-nine'') is a football club in Lahti, Finland. Its men's team is currently playing in the fourth tier of Finnish football (''Kolmonen''), and its women's team is playing in Kakkonen. The homeground of FC Kuusy ...

. He capped 25 times for Finland national team.European National Football 1872–2013 Matches Database.
Retrieved 14 June 2013. After his player career Syrjävaara worked as an assistant coach for Finland national team and a head coach for Finland women's team and Finland national futsal team.

Honors

Club

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: 1965

Individual

Finnish Football Manager of the Year Finnish Football Manager of the Year title has been awarded in Finland since 1981. The nomination is made by Finnish Football Managers' Association. Finnish Football Managers of the Year {, class="wikitable" style="margin: 0;" , - ! Year !! Man ...

: 1981

International goals

References

Living people 1943 births Sportspeople from Rauma, Finland Finnish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Finland men's international footballers Rauman Pallo footballers Åbo IFK players FC Kuusysi players Reipas Lahti players Finnish football managers Finland women's national football team managers Futsal coaches 20th-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish Football Hall of Fame inductees {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub