Paulus Roiha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Honka | |||
| –2000 |
HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Honka | 32 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 |
HJK | 65 | (32) |
| 2001–2004 | Utrecht | 39 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Zwolle | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Cercle Brugge | 41 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Újpest | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 |
HJK | 23 | (8) |
| 2010 | Åtvidaberg | 28 | (7) |
| 2011 | KuPS | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Finland | 20 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paulus Roiha (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Roiha began his
UEFA Cup
tie, which HJK eventually lost 3–2 on aggregate.
Roiha has since also played for Utrecht and Zwolle in the Netherlands and for Cercle Brugge in Belgium. He joined ADO Den Haag on a free transfer from Cercle Brugge during the January 2006 transfer window playing his first Eredivisie match with them on 28 January 2007.[1]
After a short stint with Hungarian club
HJK Helsinki. However, injuries kept him sidelined for most of the 2009 season and he was released by HJK at the end of the season. In 2010, Roiha joined newly promoted Allsvenskan club Åtvidabergs FF on a free transfer. The club, however, suffered relegation to Superettan and he left after the season.[2] In the 2011 season, Roiha played for Finnish club KuPS. After the season, he decided to retire from football.[3]
International career
Roiha played his first match for the
Sweden
; however, he was not able to become a regular for Finland in qualifying matches due to injuries.
International goals
- Finland's score first.
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 February 2005 | Nicosia, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
2–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 2. | ||||||
| 3. | 17 October 2005 | Skopje, Macedonia |  Macedonia |
3–0 | Win | 2006 World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 21 January 2006 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia |
1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
References
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
- ^ Thapper, Kenneth (12 November 2010). "ÅFF tvingas släppa minst tre spelare – Folkbladet". folkbladet.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Veikkausliiga.com: Paulus Roiha lopettaa uransa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 24 November 2011.
External links
- Profile at HJK.fi
- Stats at Veikkausliiga.com