Pertti Alaja

Pertti Johannes Alaja (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017)[3] was a Finnish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[4]

Pertti Alaja
Pertti Alaja in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Pertti Johannes Alaja
Date of birth (1952-02-18)18 February 1952
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Date of death 18 August 2017(2017-08-18) (aged 65)
Place of death Espoo, Finland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
HJK
Haka
OTP
1978–1979 Ikast
1980–1981 Edmonton Drillers[1] 47 (0)
1982–1983 Malmö FF 44 (0)
National team
Finland[2] 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the Football Association of Finland on 14 October 2012, replacing Sauli Niinistö.[5]

References

  1. Finnish Players Abroad
  2. Pertti Alaja valittiin Palloliiton puheenjohtajaksi
  3. Lehtisaari, Matti (18 August 2017). "Jalkapallovaikuttaja Pertti Alaja on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. Alsjö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3.
  5. Alajasta Palloliiton 15. puheenjohtaja Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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