Erkka Petäjä (born 13 February 1964) is a Finnish former international footballer who earned 84 caps at international level between 1983 and 1994.[2] Petäjä, who played as a defender, played professionally in Finland, Sweden and Switzerland for TPS, Östers IF, Helsingborgs IF, Malmö FF, Yverdon-Sport, Husqvarna FF and Inter Turku.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erkka Petäjä | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | TPS | 86 | (3) |
| 1985–1991 | Öster | 143 | (3) |
| 1992 | Helsingborg | 8 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Malmö | 18 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Yverdon-Sport | 7 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Husqvarna | 33 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | Inter Turku | 51 | (3) |
| Total | 346 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1994 | Finland | 84 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After his playing career, Petäjä moved back to Växjö, Sweden, where he currently resides.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 1980 | Mestaruussarja | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Mestaruussarja | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | Mestaruussarja | 25 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 2 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 1984 | Mestaruussarja | 24 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 | ||
| Öster | 1985 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 1986 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | 4[a] | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
| 1989 | Swedish Division 1 | 24 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1990 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 143 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 149 | 4 | ||
| Helsingborg | 1992 | Swedish Division 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Malmö FF | 1992 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Yverdon Sport | 1993–94 | Swiss Nationalliga A | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Husqvarna | 1994 | Swedish Division 2 | 13 | 3 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| 1995 | Swedish Division 2 | 20 | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Inter Turku | 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | – | 25 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 346 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 353 | 14 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
References
edit- ↑ "Player profile". World Football. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ "Finland - International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ Nurmella Erkka Petäjä hurmasi nopeudellaan, mutta uran kannalta ratkaiseva siirto tapahtui liian suurella kiireellä, Turun Sanomat, 28 September 2022
- ↑ Erkka Petäjä at National-Football-Teams.com
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