Pasi Rautiainen

Pasi Rautiainen
	Rautiainen in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Pasi Pentti Rautiainen
Date of birth	18 July 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	PK-35
	HPS
	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1979	HJK
1980–1981	Bayern Munich
1981–1982	Werder Bremen
1982–1986	Arminia Bielefeld
1986–1987	Locarno
1987–1989	SG Wattenscheid 09
1989–1993	HJK
International career
1979–1987	Finland
Managerial career
1994–1998	PK-35
1999–2000	Jokerit
2001	KooTeePee
2001–2002	Levadia Maardu
2002–2003	Jokerit
2006–2008	Flora
2008–2010	TPS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated May 24, 2024

Pasi Pentti Rautiainen (born 18 July 1961) is Finnish football manager and former player. He made 29 appearances for Finland national football team, scoring one goal.

Playing career

Rautiainen was very talented as a young player, and he joined Bayern Munich at the age of just 18 in 1980.^[1] He only made one appearance for the club, but was still named German champion with Bayern in the 1980–81 season. Rautiainen later made 115 appearances in the Bundesliga for Werder Bremen (1981–82) and Arminia Bielefeld (1982–1985), scoring 14 goals. He also played in the 2. Bundesliga for Bielefeld and SG Wattenscheid 09.^[2] In Finland Rautiainen played for HJK Helsinki, winning the Finnish championship in 1978 and 1990. He also earned 25 caps for the Finland national football team, scoring once. 1982 the sports journalists of his home country elected him Finnish Footballer of the Year.^[3]

Managerial career

He has coached PK-35,^[4] FC Jokerit and FC KooTeePee in Finland and FC Levadia Tallinn and FC Flora Tallinn in Estonia. His last club was TPS.^[5]

Later career

Rautiainen is also a popular football pundit in Finland. He's known for his energetic and enthusiastic behavior when talking about anything concerning football. He commented UEFA Champions League games for the TV channel Nelonen. In the 2003–04 season, he promised he'd walk from Helsinki to Porvoo (some 50 kilometres) if Deportivo were able to knock A.C. Milan out in the quarter finals which indeed happened. He never wore socks even when live on TV. He was also featured on the broadcasts of Estonian channel ETV during the 2006 World Cup. Now he works as a studio commentator in Finland's national team matches. He also continues to work as studio commentator for Champions League and English Premier League broadcasts for Viaplay.

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Domestic Cups^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HJK	1978	Mestaruussarja			–		–
	1979	Mestaruussarja					1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1
	1980	Mestaruussarja
	Total		49	9	0	0	1	1	50	10
Bayern Munich	1980–81	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Werder Bremen	1980–81	2. Bundesliga Nord	15	1	–		–		15	1
	1981–82	Bundesliga	26	1	4	0	5^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2	35	3
	Total		41	2	4	0	5	2	50	4
Arminia Bielefeld	1982–83	Bundesliga	33	4	4	1	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	51	5
	1983–84	Bundesliga	27	1	2	0	6^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4	35	5
	1984–85	Bundesliga	31	8	1	0	–		32	8
	1985–86	2. Bundesliga	24	3	0	0	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3	28	6
	Total		115	16	7	1	14	7	136	24
FC Locarno	1986–87	Swiss Nationalliga A	14	0	1	0	1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	16	0
SG Wattenscheid 09	1987–88	2. Bundesliga	7	0	–		–		7	0
	1988–89	2. Bundesliga	6	0	–		–		6	0
	Total		13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
HJK	1990	Veikkausliiga	29	9	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	31	9
	1991	Veikkausliiga	12	3	0	0	1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	13	3
	1994	Veikkausliiga	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		45	12	0	0	3	0	48	12
Career total			276	39	12	1	24	10	312	51

↑ Includes Suomen Cup, DFB-Pokal and Swiss Cup
1 2 3 4 Includes European Cup
1 2 3 4 Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

Individual

Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2009 ^[6]

Related Research Articles

Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a Finnish professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back.

Turun Palloseura, commonly known as TPS, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland. During the 2024 season, the men's first team of the club competes in new Ykkösliiga, the second highest tier of men's football, and the women's representative team in the Kansallinen Liiga, the highest level of women's football in Finland. Nicknamed "Tepsi", the club was founded in 1922.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FCI Levadia Tallinn</span> Estonian football club

Football Club Infonet Levadia Tallinn, commonly known as FCI Levadia, or simply as Levadia, is an Estonian professional football club based in Tallinn that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Lilleküla Stadium.

Petri Pasanen is a Finnish football coach, TV studio presenter and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most comfortable as centre-back, but also played right-back and left-back as well. Pasanen began his senior career in his native Finland before moving to Ajax. He spent most of his career at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen which he represented in the UEFA Champions League in multiple seasons, and in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final. At international level, he made 76 appearances for the Finland national team scoring one goal.

The 2004–05 Bundesliga was the 42nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 6 August 2004 and concluded on 21 May 2005.

Markus Heikkinen, nicknamed Mako, is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back or defensive midfielder. He is currently working as a sporting director of Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.

The 2005–06 Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 5 August 2005 and concluded on 13 May 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Sparv</span> Finnish footballer (born 1987)

Tim Sparv is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant coach of the Sparta Prague B. Sparv was born in Oravais, and started his football career in Norrvalla FF youth team before moving to Southampton's junior organisation. He began his senior club career playing for Halmstad, before signing with Groningen in 2010.

The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teemu Pukki</span> Finnish footballer (born 1990)

Teemu Eino Antero Pukki is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Finland national team.

Niklas Kristian Moisander is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish club Malmö FF. Moisander was born in Turku, where he played for the local TPS youth team before moving to AFC Ajax. Following a one-season stay at Sampdoria, he spent five years at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He is the twin brother of goalkeeper Henrik Moisander, and is a former captain of the Finland national team.

Thomas Müller is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German national team. He has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an attacking midfielder, second striker, centre forward, and on either wing. Regarded as one of the best players of his generation, he has been praised for his positioning, teamwork, stamina, and work-rate, and has shown consistency in both scoring and creating goals.

Lukas Hradecky is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains both Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Finland national team.

Roope Riski is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Ring</span> Finnish footballer (born 1991)

Alexander Michael Ring is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.

Albert Prosa is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tinja-Riikka Korpela</span> Finnish footballer (born 1986)

Tinja-Riikka Tellervo Korpela is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AS Roma. She previously played for Tottenham Hotspur in the FA WSL, Bayern Munich in the German Frauen-Bundesliga, Tyresö FF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan, LSK Kvinner and Kolbotn of Norway's Toppserien, and FC Honka of Finland's Naisten Liiga.

Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Venezia. He also represents the Finland national football team. Pohjanpalo was born in Helsinki, Finland where he began his career with HJK. He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 26 October 2011 at the age of 17 and moved out to Germany at age 19 in 2013.

John Allen is a Welsh-Finnish football player and coach. He is the head coach of the Under-19 squad of Finnish club TPS.

The 2013 season was Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 105th competitive season. HJK is the most successful Finnish football club with 25 Finnish Championships, 11 Finnish Cup titles, 4 Finnish League Cup titles and one appearance in the UEFA Champions League Group Stages.

References

↑ "Pasi Rautiainen" (in German). Peter Böhm. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
↑ "Pasi Rautiainen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
↑ Pasi Rautiaisen uran KAIKKI maalit Bundesliigassa!, viaplay
↑ "Pasi Rautiainen pyöräretkellä" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
↑ "Pasi Rautiainen ei jatka TPS-luotsina" (in Finnish). yle.fi. Retrieved 20 February 2010.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ TPS:n Lehtovaarasta Kuukauden pelaaja heinäkuussa Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[6] Includes Suomen Cup, DFB-Pokal and Swiss Cup

[eucup-7] 1 2 3 4 Includes European Cup

[ui-8] 1 2 3 4 Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

[1] "Pasi Rautiainen" (in German). Peter Böhm. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

[2] "Pasi Rautiainen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

[3] Pasi Rautiaisen uran KAIKKI maalit Bundesliigassa!, viaplay

[4] "Pasi Rautiainen pyöräretkellä" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

[5] "Pasi Rautiainen ei jatka TPS-luotsina" (in Finnish). yle.fi. Retrieved 20 February 2010.^{[ dead link ]}

[9] TPS:n Lehtovaarasta Kuukauden pelaaja heinäkuussa Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[lower-alpha 1]

[lower-alpha 2]

[lower-alpha 3]

[6]