Simo Syrjävaara

Simo Syrjävaara
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-06-14) 14 June 1941
Place of birth Rauma, Finland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19601962 Rauman Pallo (12)
19631965 Åbo IFK 64 (6)
19661968 Upon Pallo 39 (9)
1969 Reipas 18 (2)
19701972 FC Kuusysi 61 (9)
National team
1964–1968 Finland 25 (1)
Teams managed
1973–1975 Finland U-23
1976–1978 Finland (assistant)
1978 Finland women
1979–1990 Finland U-19, Finland U-17
1999–2004 Finland national futsal team

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Simo Syrjävaara (born 14 June 1943) is a Finnish former footballer and a retired football manager.

Syrjävaara played 182 matches in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for Åbo IFK, Upon Pallo, Reipas and FC Kuusysi.[1] He capped 25 times for Finland national team.[2]

After his player career Syrjävaara worked as an assistant coach for Finland national team and a head coach for Finland women's team and Finland national futsal team.[1]

Honors

Club honors

Personal honors

References

  1. 1 2 "Simo Syrjävaara täyttää 70 vuotta" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. European National Football 1872–2013 Matches Database. Retrieved 14 June 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, July 13, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.