Esa Pekonen (born 4 November 1961) is a Finnish former footballer and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1986 | Kuusysi | 191 | (16) |
| 1987–1989 | AIK | 48 | (4) |
| 1990 | Kuusysi | 25 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | MyPa | 56 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Kuusysi | 35 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Lahti | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1989 | Finland | 60 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Lahti | ||
| 2000–2001 | KuPS | ||
| 2009–2014 | KuPS | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuusysi | 1978 | Ykkönen | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | |
| 1979 | Ykkönen | 22 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | Ykkönen | 28 | 4 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | Ykkönen | 9 | 3 | – | 9 | 3 | ||
| 1982 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 1983 | Mestaruussarja | 28 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1984 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 23 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 2 | – | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 191 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 203 | 16 | ||
| AIK | 1987 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 2 | – | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1989 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| Kuusysi | 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Kuusankosken Kumu | 1991 | Ykkönen | – | |||||
| MYPA | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 2 | – | 29 | 2 | |
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
| Kuusysi | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | – | 25 | 1 | |
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Lahti | 1997 | Ykkönen | – | |||||
| 1998 | Ykkönen | – | ||||||
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 358 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 375 | 28 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in European Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pekonen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 November 1984 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 26 February 1985 | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico |  Mexico | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
editKuusysi
- Mestaruussarja (3): 1982, 1984, 1986
- Finnish Cup: 1983
MYPA
- Finnish Cup: 1992
Individual
- Finnish Football Journalists Player of the Year: 1986
- Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month: May 2010
External links and references
edit- Esa Pekonen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Finland – International Player Records
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