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Pertti Jantunen

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Pertti Jantunen
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-06-25) 25 June 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1977 Reipas Lahti 121 (28)
1977 CD Málaga 14 (0)
1978 IFK Eskilstuna 24 (3)
1979–1980 Bristol City 8 (1)
1980 Reipas Lahti 13 (0)
1981–1983 Västerås SK 65 (6)
1984–1989 Reipas Lahti 98 (9)
1990–1991 Peli-Karhut 33 (2)
International career
1975–1978 Finland 26 (1)
Managerial career
1999 Pallo-Lahti
2003–2006 City Stars
2010–2013 MPS (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pertti Jantunen, born 25 June 1952, is a Finnish football manager and a former footballer.

Club career

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Jantunen played for Reipas Lahti in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja before joining CD Málaga in 1977 as the first ever Finnish footballer in Spain. In 1979, he was signed by Bristol City. Jantunen was the first Finn playing the top level in England.[1] He also played for IFK Eskilstuna and Västerås SK in Sweden.

International career

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Jantunen was capped 26 times for Finland, making his international debut in September 1975 against the Netherlands in Nijmegen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pertti Jantunen täyttää 60 vuotta" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ Pertti Jantunen EU Football Info. Retrieved 20 October 2015.