Peter Kopteff

Peter Kopteff (born 10 April 1979) is a Finnish former footballer who played in the position of left winger.

Peter Kopteff
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-04-10) 10 April 1979
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 HJK Helsinki 66 (4)
1998 → Jazz Pori (loan) 10 (2)
2001–2005 Viking 101 (12)
2005–2006 Stoke City 6 (0)
2006–2008 FC Utrecht 33 (4)
2008–2009 Aalesunds FK 18 (4)
Total 234 (25)
National team
2002–2009 Finland 39 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Kopteff was born in Helsinki and began his career with HJK Helsinki and Jazz Pori before moving to Norway with Viking. He spent four years at Stavanger making over 100 Tippeligaen appearances. Whilst at Viking he scored one of the goals as they famously defeated Chelsea in the UEFA Cup in 2002.[1] He joined English club Stoke City in December 2005.[2] Kopteff failed to make any impact at Stoke making nine appearances in 2005–06 and was released at the end of the season. He then joined Dutch side FC Utrecht where he spent two years and on 31 August 2008 Kopteff signed a short-term contract to play for Aalesund for the remainder of the 2008 season. The contract was later extended for the 2009 season at the end of which he decided to retire.

International career

Kopteff used to be a regular squad member of the Finland national football team. Due to his lack of first-team football caused by an injury during his second season in Utrecht, he has not played international football since 2007, only limiting him to occasional call-ups. He has been capped 39 times and scored once. He was recalled to the national team in April 2009 against Norway.

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[3][4]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HJK Helsinki 1997 Veikkausliiga 41——41
1998 Veikkausliiga 60——60
1999 Veikkausliiga 100——100
2000 Veikkausliiga 171——171
2001 Veikkausliiga 292——292
Total 664——664
Jazz Pori (loan) 1999 Veikkausliiga 101——101
Viking 2002 Tippeligaen 253——253
2003 Tippeligaen 263——263
2004 Tippeligaen 243——243
2005 Tippeligaen 263——263
Total 10112——10112
Stoke City 2005–06 Championship 60300090
FC Utrecht 2006–07 Eredivisie 304——304
2007–08 Eredivisie 30——30
Total 334——334
Aalesunds FK 2008 Tippeligaen 61——61
2009 Tippeligaen 123——123
Total 184——184
Career Total 23425300023725

International

Source:[4]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 200230
2003140
200481
200590
200600
Total341

References
  1. "Viking humble Chelsea". BBC. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Kopteff completes Stoke switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  3. Peter Kopteff at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "Peter Kopteff". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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