Pekka Hämäläinen (footballer)
Pekka Hämäläinen | |
|---|---|
| President of Football Association of Finland | |
| In office 1997–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Pentti Seppälä |
| Succeeded by | Sauli Niinistö |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1938 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 4 June 2013 (aged 74) |
| Height | Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Footballer Football administrator |
Pekka Hämäläinen (25 October 1938 – 4 June 2013)[1] was a Finnish association football player and administrator.
Career
[edit]Hämäläinen played for HIFK, winning the national championship in 1961,[2] and playing for them in the 1962–63 European Cup.[1][3]
He was the President of the Football Association of Finland between 1997 and 2009.[2]
Honours
[edit]HIFK
Individual
- Football Association of Finland Captain's Ball: 2011[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Profile". Worldfootball. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Finland mourns Pekka Hämäläinen". UEFA. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Wanhat legendat: Pekka Hämäläinen, hifkfotboll.fi, 19 September 2011
- ^ a b Palloliiton entinen puheenjohtaja Pekka Hämäläinen on kuollut, Yle, 4 June 2013
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