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Finnish footballer (1930–2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rainer Forss (20 October 1930 – 2 August 2005) was a Finnish professional football player, manager and coach. A forward player,[2] he won full, Olympic and B caps for Finland at international level and was a member of Finland's 1952 Summer Olympics squad.[3][4] In addition to playing 12 Suomensarja seasons, he scored 43 goals in 72 Mestaruussarja appearances.[5]
 Forss with the Finland national team in 1953 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 2005 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949– | Pyrkivä Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1956 | Pyrkivä Turku | (70) | |
| 1956–1957 | TuTo | (17) | |
| 1958–1959 | TuWe | (5) | |
| 1960–1963 | TuTo | (55) | |
| 1964 | Pargas IF | ||
| 1964–1965 | TPS | ||
| 1979 | Pyrkivä Turku | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1957 | Finland | 14 | (0) |
| 1951–1962 | Finland B | 10 | (1) |
| 1959–1960 | Finland Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965–1970 | TPS | ||
| 1985 | TPS | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Forss is a member of a football family.[6] His son (Tero) and grandsons Marcus and Niclas are all involved in football.[6]
Pyrkivä Turku
TPS
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