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Revision as of 14:44, 9 July 2010
Personal information | |||
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Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
-1945 | Kuopion työväen urheilijat | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1952 | KuPS | 126 | (66) |
1952–1960 | Toulouse | 120 | (33) |
1960–1966 | HJK Helsinki | 85 | (28) |
International career | |||
1948–1964 | Finland | ||
Managerial career | |||
1960–1971 | HJK Helsinki | ||
1975–1978 | Finland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Taavi Aulis Rytkönen (born January 5, 1929 in Karttula) is a Finnish football legend. He became the country's first professional player when he signed for France's Toulouse FC in 1952.
In total Rytkönen spent eight seasons (1952–1960) in France, winning the French Cup in 1957. A forward, he started his career in Finland with KuPS Kuopio in 1945[1], and after returning from France he worked as player-coach of HJK Helsinki 1960–1966 and as coach 1967–1971.[2]
Rytkönen earned 37 caps for the Finnish national team, scoring seven goals.[3] He played for Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He also worked as national coach from 1975 to 1978. He was chosen Finland's Player of the Year in 1949, 1950, and 1952.[4]
References
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
- Alaja, Erkki (2009). monieur magic, Aulis Rytkönen. Teos, Helsinki. ISBN 978-951-851-185-7.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- Living people
- Finnish footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finnish football managers
- Association football forwards
- Olympic footballers of Finland
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- HJK Helsinki players
- HJK Helsinki managers
- Finland national football team managers
- Toulouse FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- KuPS players
- Expatriate footballers in France