Timo Rahja
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pallo-Pojat | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1971 | HJK | 71 | (35) |
| 1972 | HIFK | 19 | (9) |
| 1973–1974 | HJK | 33 | (7) |
| 1974–1975 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | (3) |
| 1975–1976 | HJK | 27 | (1) |
| 1977–1978 | OTP | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1974 | Finland | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Timo Rahja (born 9 October 1948) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career, he represented HJK Helsinki, HIFK and Oulun Työväen Palloilijat in his native Finland, winning the Finnish championship title with HJK in 1973. In total, he made 169 appearances and scored 52 goals in Finnish top-tier Mestaruussarja. He also played one season in Dutch Eredivisie with MVV Maastricht in 1974–75.
He was capped seven times for the Finland national team, scoring two goals in the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying campaign against Poland and Netherlands.[1]
