Pekka Hämäläinen (footballer)

Pekka Hämäläinen
President of Football Association of Finland
In office
1997–2009
Preceded byPentti Seppälä
Succeeded bySauli Niinistö
Personal details
Born(1938-10-25)25 October 1938
Helsinki, Finland
Died4 June 2013(2013-06-04) (aged 74)
HeightHelsinki, Finland
OccupationFootballer
Football administrator

Pekka Hämäläinen (25 October 1938 – 4 June 2013)[1] was a Finnish association football player and administrator.

Career

Hämäläinen played for HIFK, winning the national championship in 1961,[2] and playing for them in the 1962–63 European Cup.[1][3]

He was the President of the Football Association of Finland between 1997 and 2009.[2]

Honours

HIFK

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile". Worldfootball. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Finland mourns Pekka Hämäläinen". UEFA. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ Wanhat legendat: Pekka Hämäläinen, hifkfotboll.fi, 19 September 2011
  4. ^ a b Palloliiton entinen puheenjohtaja Pekka Hämäläinen on kuollut, Yle, 4 June 2013