Mike Peltola
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1989 | KPS | ||
| 1990–1991 | KPV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | KPS | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | FC Oulu | 67 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | VPS | 23 | (1) |
| 1996 | → GBK (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Kalmar | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | VPS | 96 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Bodø/Glimt | 29 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | HJK | 28 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | AC Oulu | 41 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Finland U15 | 10 | (0) |
| 1991 | Finland U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Finland U18 | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mike Peltola (born 10 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly operating as a left back.
Peltola retired after the 2006 Ykkönen season with AC Oulu, in which he captained the club to win the promotion to Veikkausliiga.[1] In total, Peltola made 167 appearances in Veikkausliiga for FC Oulu, VPS and HJK Helsinki.[2][3] He also played in the Swedish second-tier for Kalmar FF and in the Norwegian top-tier for Bodø/Glimt.[4] In the 2003 Veikkausliiga season with HJK, they won the Finnish championship title and the Finnish Cup title.
During his playing career, Peltola studied in a business school, and has later worked in the finance sector for Handelsbanken and S-Bank.[5][6]
He has also coached in the HJK youth sector.[7]