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Esa Pekonen

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Esa Pekonen
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-11-04) 4 November 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1986 Kuusysi 191 (16)
1987–1989 AIK 48 (4)
1990 Kuusysi 25 (3)
1992–1993 MyPa 56 (3)
1994–1995 Kuusysi 35 (1)
1997–1999 Lahti 3 (0)
International career
1981–1989 Finland 60 (2)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Lahti
2000–2001 KuPS
2009–2014 KuPS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Esa Pekonen (born 4 November 1961) is a Finnish former footballer and manager.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kuusysi 1978 Ykkönen 4 2 4 2
1979 Ykkönen 22 1 22 1
1980 Ykkönen 28 4 28 4
1981 Ykkönen 9 3 9 3
1982 Mestaruussarja 29 2 2[a] 0 31 2
1983 Mestaruussarja 28 0 2[b] 0 30 0
1984 Mestaruussarja 26 2 2[a] 0 28 2
1985 Mestaruussarja 23 0 6[b] 0 29 0
1986 Mestaruussarja 22 2 22 2
Total 191 16 12 0 203 16
AIK 1987 Allsvenskan 12 0 1[c] 0 13 0
1988 Allsvenskan 19 2 19 2
1989 Allsvenskan 17 2 17 2
Total 48 4 1 0 49 4
Kuusysi 1990 Veikkausliiga 25 3 2[b] 0 27 3
Kuusankosken Kumu 1991 Ykkönen
MYPA 1992 Veikkausliiga 29 2 29 2
1993 Veikkausliiga 27 1 2[a] 0 29 1
Total 56 3 2 0 58 3
Kuusysi 1994 Veikkausliiga 25 1 25 1
1995 Veikkausliiga 10 0 10 0
Total 35 1 0 0 35 1
Lahti 1997 Ykkönen
1998 Ykkönen
1999 Veikkausliiga 3 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 358 27 17 0 375 28
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in European Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 1981 5 0
1982 9 0
1983 5 0
1984 12 1
1985 7 1
1986 8 0
1987 3 0
1988 9 0
1989 2 0
Total 60 2
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pekonen goal.
List of international goals scored by Esa Pekonen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 November 1984 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 2–0 Friendly
2. 26 February 1985 Unidad Deportiva Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico  Mexico 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

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Kuusysi

MYPA

  • Finnish Cup: 1992

Individual

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