Markku Peltoniemi
 | This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Markku Peltoniemi" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2021) |
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960-1964 |
HJK Helsinki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1975 |
HJK Helsinki | 141 | (13) |
| 1976–1978 |
HPS Helsinki | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Markku Peltoniemi (born 8 February 1948) is a Finnish former footballer and a current sporting director for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi[1]
Career
Peltoniemi grew up in
Manchester United in a European cup tie. He spend 11 seasons playing for HJK in Finnish top flight mestaruussarja before being released from the club. For three seasons in 1976-1978 he played for another local club Helsingin Palloseura
in first and second division before a single season in Vantaan Pallo.
In 1980 he started as a sporting director for HJK and has hold that position for over 40 years.[2]
As an amateur footballer, alongside he's football career Peltoniemi also worked in banking industry.
He earned 5 caps for Finland's youth national teams.[3]
Honours
as a player
- Finnish Championship: 1973[4]
- Finnish Cup: 1966
as a sporting director
- Finnish Championship: 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Finnish Cup: 1981, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016–17, 2020
References
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Markku Peltoniemi – HJK-legenda". www.veikkausliiga.hs.prewise.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Markku Peltoniemelle Captain´s Ball".
- ^ Tähtien Tarina. Gummerus. p. 325. ISBN 978-952-92-2062-5.
- )