Veikko Asikainen
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Veikko Asikainen, October 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 April 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 June 2002 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1946 | TPS Turku | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1957 | FC Haka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1955 | Finland | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Veikko Asikainen (18 April 1918 – 14 June 2002) was a Finnish footballer. He earned 56[1] caps at international level between 1938 and 1955. He was also part of Finland's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] At club level Asikainen played for TPS and Haka.[3]