Mika Aaltonen

Mika Aaltonen

Personal information
Date of birth	16 November 1965 (1965-11-16) (age 46)
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1982–1987	TPS	86	(14)
1987	Internazionale	0	(0)
1988	Bellinzona	14	(3)
1988–1989	Bologna	3	(0)
1989–1990	Hertha BSC	12	(0)
1990–1993	TPS
1993–1994	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	11	(3)
1994	TPV
National team
1988–1994	Finland	18	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mika Aaltonen (born 16 November 1965 in Turku) is a former Finnish football player. His position was an attacking central midfielder. He also played for the Finnish national team.

During his career (1982–1994) he played in Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Israel for TPS, Internazionale, Bellinzona, Bologna, Hertha BSC, Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot. He finished his career at a relatively young age because of a persisten ankle injury, and because concentrating more on his studies. Aaltonen studied throughout his playing career, and after retiring from football, he holds a doctorate degree in economics.

Aaltonen is best remembered for a superb goal scored against Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga in UEFA Cup in 1987 during a match between Turun Palloseura and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan.^[1] This goal more or less earned him a transfer to Inter shortly afterwards.

Recommended reading

• Jalkapallon Pikkujättiläinen (WSOY 2003) ISBN 978-951-0-27037-0 (in Finnish)

References

1. ^ Helsinki Times

External links

• Mika Aaltonen at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Aaltonen, Mika
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	16 November 1965
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Date of death
Place of death