Tuomo Turunen (born 30 August 1987) is a Finnish former footballer. He plays as a defender or midfielder. Before moving to Trelleborg, he played for

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and

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. He is also a member of

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. In 2008, he was selected as the best under-21 player in Finland. In December 2008, Honka and

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were negotiating about selling Turunen to the Swedish club, but Turunen stayed in

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. In July 2009, he was sold to

and signed for 3.5 years.

Career statistics

Personal life

* Teemu Turunen is his elder brother.

References

1987 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finland men's international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers FC Honka players IFK Göteborg players FC Inter Turku players Allsvenskan players Veikkausliiga players Superettan players Ykkönen players Kakkonen players Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players Men's association football defenders Trelleborgs FF players Footballers from Kuopio {{Finland-footy-defender-stub