Antti Okkonen

Antti Okkonen
Personal information
Date of birth	6 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	RoPS
Number	4
Youth career
	OLS
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	MyPa
2004–2007	Landskrona BoIS
2007	→ Silkeborg IF (loan)
2008–2009	Mons
2009–2011	MyPa
2012	HJK
2013–	RoPS
International career‡
2003–2006	Finland
	*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

Okkonen began his career at OLS in Oulu, before going on to play for MyPa, Landskrona BoIS, Silkeborg IF, Mons, HJK and RoPS.

During a 8-0 Suomen Cup victory for RoPS over JS Hercules on 29 March 2016, Okkonen suffered a broken leg.^[2]

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.

Statistics accurate as of match played 25 January 2006^[3]

Antti is the younger brother of former footballer Jarkko Okkonen.

^ "Antti Okkonen". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
^ "Antti Okkonen loukkaantui pahasti". kymppipaikka.fi (in Finnish). kymppipaikka. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
^ Okkonen.html "Antti Okkonen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)