Seppo Sairanen

{{short description|Finnish footballer and manager (born 1952)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1952|03|23}}

| birth_place = Pori, Finland

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1969–1975

| years2 = 1976–1977

| years3 = 1978–1979

| years4 = 1980–1983

| years5 = 1984

| clubs1 = Ässät

| clubs2 = Musan Salama

| clubs3 = Pyrkivä Turku

| clubs4 = FC Ilves

| clubs5 = PPT Pori

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| nationalyears1 = 1979–1980

| nationalteam1 = Finland

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1992, 2003–2004

| manageryears2 = 2007

| managerclubs1 = FC Jazz

| managerclubs2 = MuSa

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Seppo Sairanen (born 23 March 1952) is a Finnish football manager and a former football goalkeeper.

He played eight seasons and 150 matches in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for Ässät, Pyrkivä, Ilves and PPT. Sairanen was later the head coach of Veikkausliiga club FC Jazz for three seasons.Vuorinen, Juha & Kasila, Markku: Pelimiehet - Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930-2006, s. 387. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö, 2007. {{ISBN|978-952-99075-9-5}}. He capped six times for the Finland national team.[http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35116/Seppo_Sairanen.html#country National Football Teams] Retrieved 21 June 2013.

Honors

  • Finnish Championship: 1983

References