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Mixu Paatelainen

1967 - Today

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Mika-Matti Petteri "Mixu" Paatelainen (born 3 February 1967) is a Finnish former professional football player and manager who is currently serving as the sporting director of Scottish club The Spartans. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time thirteenth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer. He is the eldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football. Their father Matti was also a Finnish international. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Mixu Paatelainen is the 8,817th most popular soccer player (down from 7,484th in 2024), the 533rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 496th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Finnish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mixu Paatelainen ranks 8,817 out of 21,273. Before him are Artur Moraes, Ahmed Fathy, Luis Cristaldo, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Eiji Sato, and Ögmundur Kristinsson. After him are Pavel Mareš, Steve Marlet, Giacomo Raspadori, Badr El Kaddouri, Hiroshi Sowa, and Antonio Mirante.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Mixu Paatelainen ranks 688. Before him are Mykola Milchev, Toninho Cecílio, Corina Crețu, Rechelle Hawkes, Arnel Pineda, and Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo. After him are Fatih Portakal, Fred Tatasciore, Attila Ábrahám, Cristóbal Parralo, Sylvie Fréchette, and Ruth Gemmell.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mixu Paatelainen ranks 533 out of 751. Before him are Juuso Pykälistö (1975), Stala (1974), Sonja Lumme (1961), Ville Haapasalo (1972), Krista Siegfrids (1985), and Jari Isometsä (1968). After him are Jarmo Myllys (1965), Teemu Tainio (1979), Saara Aalto (1987), Mika Laitinen (1973), Heli Rantanen (1970), and Jari Mäenpää (1977).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Finland

Among soccer players born in Finland, Mixu Paatelainen ranks 14. Before him are Tim Sparv (1987), Joonas Kolkka (1974), Jari Rantanen (1961), Joel Pohjanpalo (1994), Ari Hjelm (1962), and Hannu Tihinen (1976). After him are Teemu Tainio (1979), Gary Sundgren (1967), Antti Niemi (1972), Olli Huttunen (1960), Aki Riihilahti (1976), and Antti Sumiala (1974).

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