Ilja Venäläinen
 Sakari Mattila (left) trailing Ilja Venäläinen of KuPS | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | KuPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | KuPS | 141 | (42) |
| 2004 | FF Jaro | 21 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | KooTeePee | 49 | (13) |
| 2008–2013 | KuPS | 97 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Finland U-21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 October 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 February 2011 | |||
Ilja Venäläinen (born 27 September 1980) is a retired Finnish football player. He played for FF Jaro and FC KooTeePee and most recently for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), in the Finnish Premier League.
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