Kari Laukkanen

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1963)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kari Laukkanen

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|12|14}}

| birth_place = Pielavesi, Finland

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1982–1986 | clubs1 = KuPS | caps1 = 105 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1986–1987 | clubs2 = Cercle Brugge | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1987 | clubs3 = KuPS | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1987–1990 | clubs4 = Stuttgarter Kickers | caps4 = 82 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1990–1995 | clubs5 = Waldhof Mannheim | caps5 = 145 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1995–1998 | clubs6 = FinnPa | caps6 = 131 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1999 | clubs7 = HIK Hanko | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1999 | clubs8 = RiPS | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2000 | clubs9 = NJS | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1996 | nationalteam1 = Finland | nationalcaps1 = 49 | nationalgoals1 = 0

|managerclubs1 = NJS

}}

Kari Laukkanen (born 14 December 1963) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/kari-laukkanen/ | title = Kari Laukkanen | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 1 September 2012}} During his club career, he notably played for KuPS, Stuttgarter Kickers and Waldhof Mannheim. He also made 49 Appearances for the Finland national team. He is the current coach of NJS Nurmijärvi, playing in Kolmonen as well as goalkeeping coach for Finland's U21 team.