Timo Rahja

Timo Rahja
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-10-09) 9 October 1948
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Pallo-Pojat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1971 HJK 71 (35)
1972 HIFK 19 (9)
1973–1974 HJK 33 (7)
1974–1975 MVV Maastricht 10 (3)
1975–1976 HJK 27 (1)
1977–1978 OTP 9 (0)
International career
1971–1974 Finland 7 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timo Rahja (born 9 October 1948) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he represented HJK Helsinki, HIFK and Oulun Työväen Palloilijat in his native Finland, winning the Finnish championship title with HJK in 1973. In total, he made 169 appearances and scored 52 goals in Finnish top-tier Mestaruussarja. He also played one season in Dutch Eredivisie with MVV Maastricht in 1974–75.

He was capped seven times for the Finland national team, scoring two goals in the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying campaign against Poland and Netherlands.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season Division League Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HJK Helsinki 1967 Mestaruussarja 8 11 2[a] 0 10 11
1968 Mestaruussarja 8 4 – 8 4
1969 Mestaruussarja 18 8 – 18 8
1970 Mestaruussarja 21 6 – 21 6
1971 Mestaruussarja 16 6 – 16 6
Total 71 35 2 0 73 35
HIFK 1972 Mestaruussarja 19 9 – 19 9
HJK Helsinki 1973 Mestaruussarja 11 0 – 11 0
1974 Mestaruussarja 22 7 3[b] 1 25 8
Total 33 7 3 1 36 8
MVV Maastricht 1974–75 Eredivisie 10 3 – 10 3
HJK Helsinki 1975 Mestaruussarja 9 1 2[c] 0 11 1
1976 Mestaruussarja 18 0 – 18 0
Total 27 1 2 0 29 1
OTP Oulu 1977 Mestaruussarja 5 0 – 5 0
1978 Mestaruussarja 4 0 – 4 0
Total 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 169 55 7 1 176 56
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in European Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland
1970 1 0
1971 1 0
1972 0 0
1973 1 0
1974 4 2
Total 7 2
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rahja goal.
List of international goals scored by Timo Rahja
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 September 1974 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Poland 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
2. 25 September 1974  Netherlands 1–0 1–3 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

Honours

HJK

References

  1. ^ Kannelmäen keskushyökkääjä, eepinen.fi, 6 March 2018
  2. ^ Timo Rahja at National-Football-Teams.com
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