Pasi Rautiainen
Pasi Rautiainen ( born July 18, 1961 in Helsinki ) is a former Finnish footballer. Than nine years in Germany, five of which was active in the Bundesliga and a year in Switzerland
Playing career
Clubs
After three seasons in the first division HJK Helsinki, his first professional club, with whom he won the championship in his first season, was the " striker with flair for dribbling and one of the biggest talents in the Finnish Football" by Pál Csernai, coach of FC Bayern München, be bound to this for 1980/81 season. His Bundesliga debut on 3 September 1980 ( 4th Round ) lasted exactly 20 minutes; he became a substitute in a 5-1 win in the home match against FC Schalke 04 in the 70th minute for Norbert Janzon.
Four months later, on January 3, 1981 ( 22 Matchday), he was in the squad of the second division side Werder Bremen at the Weser Stadium defeated Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 6-1 gates. Pasi Rautiainen scored on 16 April 1981 ( 35th Round ) - as a substitute - the deficit to 2-1 win in the 84th minute in the away match against Hertha BSC his first goal for a German club. His first Bundesliga - Bremen with ascended 1981 - succeeded on May 8, 1982 ( 31 Matchday), in a 2-1 victory at home against Eintracht Frankfurt with the winning goal in the 83rd minute. The time at Werder Bremen led to the election of the Footballer of the Year in Finland by sports journalists.
With the 1982/83 season began for him - not least through him - and his new employer Arminia Bielefeld a golden age in which the club should not belong to just five consecutive years of the German top flight, but also twice in a row - with eighth place - the best placement until today reached.
Towards the end of his third season at the Arminen Rautiainen was able to achieve a personal best with eight goals this season; for relegation but were missing at the end of all three goals - the immediate resurgence was just missed. Rautiainen left the club and joined for one season in Switzerland, newly promoted FC Locarno, who were relegated after just one season in the National League A.
After returning to Germany, Rautiainen played for second division SG Wattenscheid 09, who narrowly missed out on promotion to the Bundesliga. In the second season, in which the SG Wattenscheid place 6 to the end of the season, it was enough for Rautiainen not a regular place - in two years, he completed only 13 league games.
In 1989 he returned to his hometown and still played until the end of 1993 season for his hometown club, the history, the club HJK Helsinki. 1990 and 1992 he won the club championship and the 1993 national club cup.
National
For the senior team, he played 1979-1987 29 internationals. He made his debut on February 5, 1979 in Baghdad during the 0-1 defeat in the Test [ international match ] ] against the selection of Iraq. His last international game, he completed on 9 September 1987 in Helsinki 3-0 victory in the European Championship qualifier against the selection of Czechoslovakia.
Coaching career
Immediately after finishing his playing career, the 29- times capped player operated as coach of Finnish and Estonian clubs. He was at first as manager of PK -35 very successful and managed with the team within a few years by the Finnish Viertklassigkeit up in the First Division, the highest division in the Finnish football. After that, he was engaged at FC Jokerit and FC KooTeePee as a coach and was appointed in 2001 to Estonia, where he Levadia Maardu led to the Cup Final 2002. Then again briefly coach of FC Jokerit, he returned again in 2006 to Estonia, where he oversaw until 2008 Flora Tallinn. From 2008 to January 2010, he coached the Finnish Turun Palloseura first division, which is known in German-speaking countries as TPS Turku.
Achievements
- Finnish Champion 1978, 1990, 1992 ( with HJK Helsinki)
- Finnish Cup Winner 1993 ( with HJK Helsinki)
Others
For a time he was found as an "expert " and a co-commentator on Finnish television during the transfer of European games.
For the Estonian channel ETV He was also active as a commentator at the time of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.