Petri Pasanen

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Petri Pasanen
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Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lahti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Kuusysi Lahti 2 (0)
1996–2000 Lahti 71 (2)
1997 → Hämeenlinna (loan) 4 (0)
1998 → Hämeenlinna (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2004 Ajax 52 (7)
2004 → Portsmouth (loan) 12 (0)
2004–2011 Werder Bremen 144 (3)
2011–2012 Red Bull Salzburg 18 (0)
2012–2014 AGF 44 (2)
2014–2015 Lahti 29 (1)
International career‡
Finland U-16 2 (0)
Finland U-18 3 (0)
2000 Finland U21 6 (0)
2000–2013 Finland 76 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2013

Petri Pasanen (born 24 September 1980) is a Finnish former professional football defender. He was most comfortable in central defense, but also played right back and left back as well. Pasanen was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Ajax.

Club career

FC Lahti

Pasanen became a regular for Lahti during the club's promotion season in 1998. During the next two seasons he made 42 appearances for the club in Finland's Veikkausliiga.

Ajax

Many of Europe's top clubs had become interested in the promising Pasanen, and in the summer of 2000 he joined Dutch club Ajax. He became a regular in the Ajax defense in his first season, but his progress was halted when he broke his foot in August 2001, and had to miss most of the 2001–02 season. Next season he was a regular again as Ajax reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

He fell out of favour at Ajax in 2003–04, and spent the second half of the season on loan at English club Portsmouth in the Premier League. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was interested in purchasing Pasanen at the end of the season, but claimed Ajax's asking price was too high.

Werder Bremen

Pasanen was then signed by reigning German champions Werder Bremen in the summer of 2004. He has become a key player for the club, helping them to a top three finish in the Bundesliga and the second round of the Champions League in each of his first two seasons at the club. Whilst at Bremen he played in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final.

Red Bull Salzburg

After the end of his contract on 30 June 2011 he left Werder Bremen,[1] and signed for Red Bull Salzburg. On 12 May 2012, Salzburg announced that they will not renew Pasanen's contract and he will be free to look for a new club during the summer.[2]

AGF Aarhus

On 28 July 2012, Pasanen signed a two-year contract with Danish topflight side AGF. He scored his first goal for AGF on 10 December 2012, in a 3−3 home draw against Silkeborg.

Return to Lahti

In May 2014, FC Lahti announced that Pasanen would return to Lahti and that he had signed a contract until the end of the 2016 season.[3] On 29 September 2015, Pasanen announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the season.[4]

International career

Pasanen was also a regular for the Finland national team. He made his international debut on 15 November 2000 against the Republic of Ireland. Pasanen has mostly played at right back for Finland, and has also served as the national team's captain, when Sami Hyypiä and Jari Litmanen have not played.

Pasanen has also played in Finland national futsal team, where he has six caps and two goals.

Honours

Club

Ajax[5]
Werder Bremen[5]
FC Red Bull Salzburg[5]

Individual

  • 2008: Finnish Sports Journalists footballer of the year[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2015[5][7]
Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kuusysi
1996 Ykkönen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kuusysi Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FC Hämeenlinna
1997 Ykkönen 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1998 Ykkönen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FC Hämeenlinna Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
FC Lahti
1997 Ykkönen 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1998 Ykkönen 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
1999 Veikkausliiga 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2000 Veikkausliiga 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
FC Lahti Total 69 2 0 0 0 0 69 2
Ajax
2000-01 Eredivisie 29 4 0 0 0 0 29 4
2001-02 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002-03 Eredivisie 22 3 0 0 0 0 22 3
2003-04 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ajax Total 59 7 0 0 0 0 59 7
Portsmouth
2003-04 Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Portsmouth Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Werder Bremen
2004–05 Bundesliga 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
2005-06 Bundesliga 17 0 0 0 5 0 23 0
2006-07 Bundesliga 17 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
2007-08 Bundesliga 28 2 0 0 8 0 36 2
2008-09 Bundesliga 16 0 0 0 5 0 21 0
2009-10 Bundesliga 19 0 4 1 10 0 33 1
2010-11 Bundesliga 24 0 1 0 7 0 32 0
Werder Bremen Total 144 3 5 1 37 0 186 4
Salzburg
2011-12 Austrian Bundesliga 18 0 3 0 11 0 32 0
Salzburg Total 18 0 3 0 11 0 32 0
Aarhus
2012-13 Superliga 23 1 1 0 0 0 24 1
2013-14 Superliga 21 1 0 0 0 0 21 1
Aarhus Total 44 2 1 0 0 0 45 2
FC Lahti
2014 Veikkausliiga 11 1 1 0 0 0 12 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
FC Lahti Total 11 1 6 0 0 0 17 1
Career Total 364 15 15 1 48 0 427 16



International

As of 16 November 2013[8]
Finland national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 1 0
2001 5 0
2002 5 1
2003 6 0
2004 8 0
2005 3 0
2006 7 0
2007 10 0
2008 3 0
2009 9 0
2010 5 0
2011 5 0
2012 3 0
2013 6 0
Total 76 1

International goals

Score and Result lists Finland's goals first
As of 12 June 2013
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 May 2002 Helsingin olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland  Latvia 2–1 2−1 Friendly

References

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Finland football captain
2011		 Succeeded by
Niklas Moisander
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