1977 CD Malaga Height 1.74 m | Role Footballer Years Team Name Pertti Jantunen | |
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Date of birth (1952-06-25) 25 June 1952 (age 63) | ||
Pertti Jantunen, born 25 June 1952 in Lahti, is a Finnish football manager and a former footballer.
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Club career
Jantunen played for Reipas Lahti in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja before joining CD Málaga in 1977 as the first ever Finnish footballer in Spain. In 1979, he was signed by Bristol City. Jantunen was the first Finn playing the top level in England. He also played for IFK Eskilstuna and Västerås SK in Sweden.
International career
Jantunen was capped 26 times for Finland, making his international debut in September 1975 against the Netherlands in Nijmegen.
References
Pertti Jantunen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA