Petri Pasanen

Petri Pasanen in 2011

Petri Pasanen (born 24 September 1980 in Lahti ) is a Finnish footballer who is currently at Aarhus GF under contract.

Career

Association

The center-back started his professional career in the Finnish first division club FC Lahti. For the season 2000/ 01 he moved for the sum of 2.6 million euros to Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands. But after an injury of the young national team lost contact with the first team.

In order to nevertheless get some match practice, agreed Pasanen 2004 a change on loan to the English first division club FC Portsmouth. After half a season in England, he moved on 15 July 2004 to the German Bundesliga Werder Bremen. There, he won next Valérien Ismaël and against national player Frank Fahrenhorst a regular place in central defense.

His career suffered in the fall of 2005, a kink, as he followed head trauma failed after a head injury about six months. He lost his place to Frank Fahrenhorst and could not displace the beginning of the season 2006/ 07 Per Mertesacker from his position as a central defender Naldo next. However, when Mertesacker failed in the final stage of the season due to injury, Pasanen could move up to the starting line.

In the 2007 /08 season he was often used on the outer positions because Clemens Fritz and Pierre Wome failed injured. He is regarded as defensively strong, clarified and can be used also on the position of the right and left full-back. 2011 Pasanen agreed with Werder, not to extend the end of the season expiring contract. A few days after the season confirmed Werder manager Klaus Allofs that the negotiations are resumed shortly. On June 16, 2011 Werder Bremen announced that Pasanens contract is not renewed. In summer 2011, the Finn moved to Austria for FC Red Bull Salzburg. End of the season it was announced that his contract will not be renewed and he will leave the club. In July 2012, he signed a contract with Aarhus GF, with which he will play in the Super League.

National

Pasanen made ​​his debut in the senior team on 15 November 2000 in Dublin during the 0-3 defeat against Ireland.

Achievements

  • Footballer of the Year in Finland: 2008
  • Dutch master: 2001 /02
  • Dutch Cup Winners: 2001 /02
  • Dutch Supercup winner: 2002
  • German runner-up: 2005/ 06, 2007/ 08
  • DFB Cup winner: 2008/ 09
  • DFL League Cup Winners: 2006
  • DFB Cup Runners-up: 2009/10
  • UEFA Cup Runners-up: 2008/ 09
  • UEFA Cup semi-finalists: 2006/ 07
  • Austrian Champion: 2012
  • Austrian Cup winner: 2012
FC Kuusysi Portsmouth F.C. Aarhus Gymnastikforening September 24 Naldo (footballer born 1982) 2001–02 Eredivisie 2008–09 DFB-Pokal 2006 DFL-Ligapokal 2009–10 DFB-Pokal 2008–09 UEFA Cup 2006–07 UEFA Cup
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