Unto Nevalainen (born 13 June 1935) is a Finnish former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. He made 21 appearances for the
Finland national team from 1957 to 1961. He was chosen
Finnish Footballer of the Year in 1959. He played for
Turun Palloseura
Turun Palloseura, commonly known as TPS, is a professional association football, football club based in Turku, Finland. Since 2024, the men's team competes in Ykkösliiga, the second highest tier. Nicknamed "''Tepsi''", the club was founded i ...
,
HIFK
HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...
and
Reipas Lahti in
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) ...
. He also played ice hockey.
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1935 births
Living people
Finnish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Finland men's international footballers
Turun Palloseura footballers
HIFK Fotboll players
Reipas Lahti players
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Finnish sportsmen
Koparit players
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