Lasse Karjalainen (born 22 October 1974) is a Finnish former footballer. He was born in Sweden but spent most of his childhood at Pori, Finland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Botkyrka, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1990 | PPT Pori | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | FC Jazz | 62 | (0) |
| 1995–2005 | FC Haka | 240 | (11) |
| 2006 | FC PoPa | 24 | (4) |
| Total | 326 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Finland | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karjalainen played 14 seasons in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga for FC Jazz and FC Haka.[1] He capped 15 times for the Finland national team.[2] Karjalainen is the player with most Finnish Championship titles.
Honors edit
- Finnish Championship: 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
- Finnish Cup: 1997, 2002, 2005
- Finnish League Cup: 1995
References edit
- ^ Veikkausliiga player statistics Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ National Football Teams Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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