Jukka Sauso
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pekka Jukka Sauso | ||
Date of birth | (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–2000 | VPS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2004 | VPS | 60 | (2) |
2005 | FC Hämeenlinna | 26 | (2) |
2005–2007 | Örgryte IS | 58 | (3) |
2007–2010 | HJK | 43 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2005– | Finland | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2006 |
Jukka Sauso (born 20 June 1982) is a Finnish former footballer.
Sauso is a big and strong central defender, but is often used as a last minute solution up front because of his notorious heading skills. When Sauso was playing for Örgryte IS in the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2006, he also started some matches as a striker.
Sauso played for Vaasan Palloseura and FC Hämeenlinna in Veikkausliiga before moving to Sweden and Örgryte for the 2005 season. He was a big hit in his first season in Allsvenskan and was near to move to Wisła Kraków.[1] After playing two seasons in Allsvenskan and a third in Superettan for Örgryte, he moved back to Finland for the 2008 season.[2]
Sauso was promoted to the Finland national team in 2005. He was also a part of the Finland squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
References
- Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 September 2012)
External links
- Profile at HJK.fi
- Stats at Veikkausliiga.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 September 2008)
- Jukka Sauso at National-Football-Teams.com