Pekka Kupiainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-11-25)25 November 1929
Date of death 4 March 2019(2019-03-04) (aged 89)
Position(s) Centre-Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1955 Kotkan Jäntevä
International career
1953–1955 Finland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pekka Kupiainen (25 November 1929 – 4 March 2019) was a Finnish footballer.[1] He played in six matches for the Finland national football team from 1953 to 1955.[2] He was also part of Finland's team for their qualification matches for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[3] He played 3 seasons in Mestaruussarja with Jäntevä Kotka. He played 52 games and scored 2 goals. He also played two seasons in Suomensarja.[4] Kupiainen died on 4 March 2019, at the age of 89.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pekka Kupiainen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Pekka Kupiainen". EU Football. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "World Cup 1954 - Qualifying". RSSF. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 156. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.


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