Pertti Alaja
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pertti Johannes Alaja | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Date of death | 18 August 2017 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Espoo, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971-1972 | Haka | 31 | (0) |
1973-1975 | HJK | 57 | |
1976-1977 | OTP | 44 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Ikast | ||
1980–1981 | Edmonton Drillers[2] | 47 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Malmö FF | 44 | (0) |
International career | |||
Finland[1] | 29 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pertti Johannes Alaja (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017)[3] was a Finnish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[4]
Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the Football Association of Finland on 14 October 2012, replacing Sauli Niinistö.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Pertti Alaja valittiin Palloliiton puheenjohtajaksi
- ^ Finnish Players Abroad
- ^ Lehtisaari, Matti (18 August 2017). "Jalkapallovaikuttaja Pertti Alaja on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
- ^ Alajasta Palloliiton 15. puheenjohtaja Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Vuorinen, Juha; Kasila, Markku (2007). Pelimiehet (in Finnish). Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 19. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
Categories:
- 1952 births
- 2017 deaths
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finland men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- FC Haka players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Ikast FC players
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- Deaths from cancer in Finland
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Football Association of Finland executives
- Oulun Työväen Palloilijat players
- Finnish sports executives and administrators
- Finnish football goalkeeper stubs