Olavi Lahtinen

{{short description|Finnish footballer (1929-1965)}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1929|1|5|df=yes}}

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|death_date = {{death date and age|1965|5|12|1929|1|5|df=yes}}

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|position = Inside Forward

|years1 = 1948-1958

|clubs1 = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi

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|years2 = 1959-1961

|clubs2 = Helsingin Palloseura

|caps2 = 49

|goals2 = 9

|nationalteam1 = Finland

|nationalyears1 = 1953–1958

|nationalcaps1 = 27

|nationalgoals1 = 7

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Olavi Lahtinen (5 January 1929 – 12 May 1965) was a Finnish footballer. He played in 27 matches for the Finland national football team from 1953 to 1958.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/59832/Olavi_Lahtinen.html |title=Olavi Lahtinen |work=National Football Teams |access-date=12 May 2021}} He was also named in Finland's squad for the Group 2 qualification tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54q-det.html |title=World Cup 1954 - Qualifying |work=RSSSF |access-date=12 May 2021}} In Mestaruussarja he played 185 games and scored 55 goals. He also scored 44 goals in second level Suomensarja for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi.{{Cite book |last=Kasila |first=Markku |title=Pelimiehet |last2=Vuorinen |first2=Juha |publisher=Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö |isbn=978-952-99075-9-5 |page=166}}