player · international archive · 1988–1999
Mixu Paatelainen
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FinlandArchive goals
13
for Finland
Matches scored in
9
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
2
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (10)
Career span
1988–1999
first 1988-10-19 · last 1999-06-05
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Mika-Matti Petteri "Mixu" Paatelainen is a Finnish professional football manager and former player who is currently the sporting director of Scottish League Two club The Spartans. A striker, he scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time thirteenth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer. — Wikipedia
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International goals in our archive
13 goals across 9 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1988–1999| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-05 |  Türkiye | L2–4(h) | 14' | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1998-10-14 | Türkiye | W3–1(a) | 5' | UEFA Euro qualification | Istanbul |
| 1998-09-05 |  Moldova | W3–2(h) | 63' | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1997-04-02 |  Azerbaijan | W2–1(a) | 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baku |
| 1995-04-26 |  Faroe Islands | W4–0(a) | 75' | UEFA Euro qualification | Toftir |
| 1994-12-14 |  San Marino | W4–1(h) | 24' 30' 86' 90'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1994-11-16 | Faroe Islands | W5–0(h) | 75' 85' | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1993-05-13 |  Austria | W3–1(h) | 17' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Turku |
| 1988-10-19 |  Wales | D2–2(a) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Swansea |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| Football League First Division | ×2 | 1995, 1996–97 | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Baltic Cup | ×1 | 2018 | Latvia | |
| Finnish Cup | ×1 | 1985 | Valkeakosken Haka | |
| Scottish First Division | ×1 | 1998–99 | Hibernian | |
| Scottish Third Division | ×1 | 2005–06 | Cowdenbeath | |
| Individual honours5 | ||||
| Monthly awards · 4 | ||||
| Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month | ×3 | 2008, 2009, 2010 | ||
| Scottish Premier League Player of the Month | 2000 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Scottish Premier League Manager of the Season | 2010–11 | |||
The Stands
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