Saku Puhakainen

Saku Puhakainen
Personal information
Date of birth14 January 1975
Place of birthLappeenranta, Finland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
MyPa
Number9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992Rakuunat?(2)
1993–1994Kultsu FC43(17)
1995Kuusysi Lahti25(8)
1996–1999TPS Turku100(30)
1997Fremad Amager (loan)3(1)
2000–2009MyPa257(75)
2010–Kultsu FC1(2)
National team
1997 Finland3(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Saku Puhakainen (born 14 January 1975) is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a striker.

Since 2000 Puhakainen played for MyPa in the Finnish premier division, Veikkausliiga. His earlier clubs include FC Kuusysi and Turun Palloseura. He achieved the Veikkausliiga top scorer title in 2003. With MyPa he has won the Finnish Cup in 2004 and the Finnish championship in 2005. After being released from MYPA, he returned to Kultsu FC playing in third division.

Puhakainen played three times for Finland and scored twice under coach Richard Møller Nielsen in 1997.

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