Unto Nevalainen

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1935)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Unto Nevalainen

| image = Unto Nevalainen (cropped).jpg

| caption = Nevalainen in 1959

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|6|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1955–1956

| clubs1 = Kokkolan Jymy

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 1957

| clubs2 = Turun Palloseura

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 1958–1961

| clubs3 = HIFK

| caps3 = 78

| goals3 = 22

| years4 = 1962–1963

| clubs4 = Reipas Lahti

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1967–1969

| clubs5 = Koparit

| caps5 =

| goals5 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 1957–1961

| nationalteam1 = Finland

| nationalcaps1 = 21

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Unto Nevalainen (born 13 June 1935) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/66640/Unto_Nevalainen.html |title=Unto Nevalainen |work=National Football Teams |access-date=15 May 2021}} He made 21 appearances for the Finland national team from 1957 to 1961.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14950 |title=Unto Nevalainen |work=EU Football |access-date=15 May 2021}} He was chosen Finnish Footballer of the Year in 1959. He played for Turun Palloseura, HIFK and Reipas Lahti in Mestaruussarja.{{Cite book |last1=Kasila |first1=Markku |title=Pelimiehet |last2=Vuorinen |first2=Juha |year=2007 |publisher=Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö |isbn=978-952-99075-9-5 |page=224}} He also played ice hockey.{{cite web|url=https://www.quanthockey.com/hockey-stats/fi/profile.php?player=14633 |title=Unto Nevalainen |work=quanthockey |access-date=24 February 2022}}