Aarno Turpeinen (21 March 1971 – 8 June 2022[1]) was a Finnish professional footballer who played as a defender. In the 1998–99 season, Turpeinen was part of the HJK Helsinki squad that reached the group phase of UEFA Champions League as the first and only Finnish club to this day.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Date of death | 8 June 2022 (aged 51) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | OTP | 58 | (0) |
| 1992 | FC Oulu | 30 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | RoPS | 51 | (3) |
| 1995–2004 | HJK | 225 | (4) |
| Total | 364 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Finland | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OTP | 1989 | Mestaruussarja | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| FC Oulu | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| RoPS | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | – | 2[e] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 225 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 261 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 365 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 401 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of 31 December 2002
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
editHJK
- Veikkausliiga: 1997, 2002, 2003
- Finnish Cup: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
References
edit- ^ Aarno Turpeinen on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ Puolustajalegenda Aarno Turpeinen, 51, menehtyi – Huuhkajat kunnioittaa muistoa tyylikkäästi, Iltalehti, 11 June 2022
- ^ Aarno Turpeinen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Aarno Turpeinen at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Veikkausliigan verkkonäyttely (in Finnish)
