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Mixu Paatelainen
Finnish association football player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mika-Matti "Mixu" Paatelainen (born February 3, 1967 in Helsinki) is a retired Finnish football player and is the current manager of Hibernian. Mixu is the oldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time twelfth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer.
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![]() Mixu Paatelainen | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mika-Matti Petteri Paatelainen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1967-02-03) 3 February 1967 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Valkeakosken Haka | 48 | (18) |
1987–1992 | Dundee United | 133 | (33) |
1992–1994 | Aberdeen | 75 | (23) |
1994–1997 | Bolton Wanderers | 69 | (15) |
1997–1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Hibernian | 93 | (32) |
2001–2002 | RC Strasbourg | 7 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Hibernian | 24 | (7) |
2003–2004 | St Johnstone | 33 | (11) |
2004–2005 | St Mirren | 16 | (4) |
2005 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | (0) |
Total | 522 | (143) | |
National team | |||
1989–2000 | Finland | 70 | (18) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2006 | Cowdenbeath | ||
2006–2007 | TPS | ||
2008–2009 | Hibernian | ||
2010–2011 | Kilmarnock | ||
2011–2015 | Finland | ||
2015–2016 | Dundee United | ||
2018 | Ubon UMT United | ||
2018 | Latvia | ||
2019–2021 | Hong Kong | ||
2022 | HIFK | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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