Pertti Alaja
Pertti Johannes Alaja (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017)[4] was a Finnish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[5]
 Pertti Alaja in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pertti Johannes Alaja | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Date of death | 18 August 2017 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971-1972 | Haka | 31 | (0) |
| 1973-1975 | HJK | 57 | |
| 1976-1977 | OTP | 44 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Ikast | ||
| 1980–1981 | Edmonton Drillers[1] | 47 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Malmö FF | 44 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Finland[2] | 29 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the Football Association of Finland on 14 October 2012, replacing Sauli Niinistö.[6]
References
- Finnish Players Abroad
- Pertti Alaja valittiin Palloliiton puheenjohtajaksi
- {{cite book | title=Pelimiehet | publisher=Urheilumuseosäätiö | author=Vuorinen, Juha & Kasila, Markku | year=2007 | pages=19 | language=Finnish | isbn=978-952-99075-9-5}
- Lehtisaari, Matti (18 August 2017). "Jalkapallovaikuttaja Pertti Alaja on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
- Alajasta Palloliiton 15. puheenjohtaja Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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