Matti Paatelainen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Äänekoski, Finland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| HIFK | |||
| FC Haka | |||
| National team | |||
| 1970–1977 | Finland | 47 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1979–1980 | FC Haka | ||
| 1993 | Ilves | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Matti Paatelainen (born 17 June 1944) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a striker.
Paatelainen earned 47 caps for Finland, scoring eleven goals, between 1970 and 1977. He played club football at HIFK and FC Haka.
He appeared in nine FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, scoring once.
Paatelainen has three sons who all have played professional football - Mixu, Mikko and Markus.
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