Aki Lahtinen (born 31 October 1958) is a Finnish former footballer. Lahtinen was the second-ever Finnish player to play in the English top division.[1] He was inducted to the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2022.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1981 | OPS | 149 | (5) |
| 1981–1985 | Notts County | 45 | (2) |
| 1985–1987 | KePS | 49 | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | OTP | 58 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1989 | Finland | 51 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OPS | 1975 | Ykkönen | 29 | 3 | – | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||
| 1976 | Mestaruussarja | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 1977 | Mestaruussarja | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | Mestaruussarja | 28 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | Mestaruussarja | 23 | 1 | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 149 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 5 | ||
| Notts County | 1981–82 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| KePS | 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| OTP | 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | Mestaruussarja | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 290 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 0 | |
Honours
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- Mestaruussarja (2): 1979, 1980
References
edit- ↑ Aki Lahtinen - 1980-luvun uranuurtaja, Kaleva, 13 August 2009
- ↑ Kari Ukkonen ja Aki Lahtinen Hall of Fameen, Football Association of Finland, 7 June 2022
- ↑ Aki Lahtinen at National-Football-Teams.com
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