Kari Virtanen
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Full name
Kari Virtanen
Date of birth
September 15, 1958
Place of birth
Piikkiö, Finland
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kari Virtanen | ||
| Date of birth | September 15, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Piikkiö, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Inter Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 | Piikkiön Palloseura | ||
| 1977–1979 | TPS | 62 | (10) |
| 1980–1981 | IFK Eskilstuna | 45 | (1) |
| 1982 | TPS | 21 | (6) |
| 1983–1985 | AIK | 45 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | RoPS | 41 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | KePS | 43 | (2) |
| 1990 | Kuusankosken Kumu | 6 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Piikkiön Palloseura | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Finland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1979–1986 | Finland | 37 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Piikkiön Palloseura | ||
| 1996 | Kanuunat Rovaniemi | ||
| 1997–1999 | RoPS | ||
| 2000–2002 | VG-62 | ||
| 2003–2006 | FC Inter Turku | ||
| 2007 | RoPS | ||
| 2011 | PIF | ||
| 2012–2013 | RoPS | ||
| 2016–2017 | IFK Mariehamn | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kari Virtanen (born 15 September 1958) is a Finnish football manager and former player.[1] He is currently coach of Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
As a player Virtanen spent his career in Finland and Sweden, representing Piikkiön Palloseura, TPS, IFK Eskilstuna, AIK, Rovaniemen Palloseura, Kemin Palloseura and Kuusankosken Kumu.
International career
Virtanen represented Team Finland in the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union. Finland finished 3rd in Group D with one win, one draw and one loss. Virtanen was in starting eleven in all three matches.
