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Juhani Peltonen

Juhani Peltonen

Finnish footballer (born 1936)

Juhani Peltonen (born 16 June 1936) is a retired Finnish association football player.[1]

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Peltonen was the first Finnish player to play in the German Bundesliga. The forward made 38 appearances for Hamburger SV between 1964 and 1966, scoring six goals. His career in Germany ended after only two seasons because of contract disputes.

In Finland Peltonen always represented Valkeakosken Haka, winning two Finnish championships and five Finnish Cups with the club. For the Finnish national team he made 68 appearances, scoring 11 goals.[2] He was chosen Finnish Player of the Year three times.[3]

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International

As of 6 November 2015[4]
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International goals

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Honours

Clubs

Valkeakosken Haka

Individual

References

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  1. [1]
    "Juhani Peltonen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    Pietarinen, Heikki (18 April 2013). "Finland – International Player Records". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. [3]
    Pietarinen, Heikki (7 February 2013). "Finland – Player of the Year Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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    Tévez, Carlos at National-Football-Teams.com
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