Sakari Saarinen

Sakari Saarinen

Personal information
Date of birth	July 18, 1978
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	NoPS
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997-1999	TPV	66	(1)
2000-2011	Tampere United	243	(18)
2011	RoPS	18	(1)
2012	KTP	16	(0)
2013-2014	FC Haka	53	(3)
2015-	NoPS	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2013. † Appearances (goals)

Sakari Saarinen (born 18 July 1978 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer, who represents NoPS of Finnish fourth division Kolmonen. Saarinen is 178 cm tall and he plays mostly in midfield, but occasionally also as a defender. In the Finnish premier league Saarinen has played 286 matches and scored 19 goals.^[1] Besides United, he has also represented another Tampere team Tampereen Pallo-Veikot between 1997 and 1999.

References

1. "Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame" (in Finnish). veikkausliiga.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

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