Antti Okkonen
Appearance
![]() Okkonen with RoPS in 2018. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 June 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
OLS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | MyPa | 98 | (6) |
2004–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | 93 | (3) |
2007 | → Silkeborg IF (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Mons | 36 | (2) |
2009–2011 | MyPa | 42 | (2) |
2012 | HJK | 22 | (0) |
2013–2018 | RoPS | 162 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2003–2006 | Finland | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016 |
Antti Okkonen (born 6 June 1982) is a Finnish football player representing RoPS in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.[1]
Career
Club
Okkonen began his career at OLS in Oulu, before going on to play for MyPa, Landskrona BoIS, Silkeborg IF, Mons, HJK and RoPS.
During an 8-0 Suomen Cup victory for RoPS over JS Hercules on 29 March 2016, Okkonen suffered a broken leg.[2]
The 2018 season became last season for Okkonen, after he announced his retirement after the season.[3]
International
He has also gained 13 caps for the Finland national football team, his first being in a 0–0 draw against Barbados on 26 March 2003.
Career statistics
International
Finland national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2003 | 3 | 0 |
2004 | 6 | 0 |
2005 | 2 | 0 |
2006 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 13 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 25 January 2006[4]
Personal life
Antti is the younger brother of former footballer Jarkko Okkonen.
References
- ^ "Antti Okkonen". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Antti Okkonen loukkaantui pahasti". kymppipaikka.fi (in Finnish). kymppipaikka. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Vielä kerran Suke - RoPS-kapteeni Antti Okkosen upea ura päättyy hopeajuhliin, rops.fi, 26 October 2018
- ^ "Antti Okkonen". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
External links
- "Guardian Football". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
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Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Finnish footballers
- Finland youth international footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Allsvenskan players
- AC Oulu players
- R.A.E.C. Mons players
- Silkeborg IF players
- Landskrona BoIS players
- Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Rovaniemen Palloseura players
- Sportspeople from Oulu
- Association football midfielders