Kopteff was born in Helsinki and began his career with HJK Helsinki and Jazz Pori before moving to Norway with Viking. He spent four years at Stavanger making over 100 Tippeligaen appearances. Whilst at Viking he scored one of the goals as they famously defeated Chelsea in the UEFA Cup in 2002.[1] He joined English club Stoke City in December 2005.[2] Kopteff failed to make any impact at Stoke making nine appearances in 2005–06 and was released at the end of the season. He then joined Dutch side FC Utrecht where he spent two years and on 31 August 2008 Kopteff signed a short-term contract to play for Aalesund for the remainder of the 2008 season. The contract was later extended for the 2009 season at the end of which he decided to retire.
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Kopteff used to be a regular squad member of the Finland national football team. Due to his lack of first-team football caused by an injury during his second season in Utrecht, he has not played international football since 2007, only limiting him to occasional call-ups. He has been capped 39 times and scored once. He was recalled to the national team in April 2009 against Norway.
peter, kopteff, born, april, 1979, finnish, former, professional, footballer, played, left, winger, personal, informationdate, birth, 1979, april, 1979, place, birthhelsinki, finlandheight1, position, wingersenior, career, yearsteamapps, 1998, 2001hjk, helsink. Peter Kopteff born 10 April 1979 is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a left winger Peter KopteffPersonal informationDate of birth 1979 04 10 10 April 1979 age 45 Place of birthHelsinki FinlandHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Position s WingerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1998 2001HJK Helsinki66 4 1998 Jazz Pori loan 10 2 2001 2005Viking101 12 2005 2006Stoke City6 0 2006 2008Utrecht33 4 2008 2009Aalesund18 4 Total234 25 International career2002 2009Finland39 1 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3 1 Club 3 2 International 4 References 5 External linksClub career editKopteff was born in Helsinki and began his career with HJK Helsinki and Jazz Pori before moving to Norway with Viking He spent four years at Stavanger making over 100 Tippeligaen appearances Whilst at Viking he scored one of the goals as they famously defeated Chelsea in the UEFA Cup in 2002 1 He joined English club Stoke City in December 2005 2 Kopteff failed to make any impact at Stoke making nine appearances in 2005 06 and was released at the end of the season He then joined Dutch side FC Utrecht where he spent two years and on 31 August 2008 Kopteff signed a short term contract to play for Aalesund for the remainder of the 2008 season The contract was later extended for the 2009 season at the end of which he decided to retire International career editKopteff used to be a regular squad member of the Finland national football team Due to his lack of first team football caused by an injury during his second season in Utrecht he has not played international football since 2007 only limiting him to occasional call ups He has been capped 39 times and scored once He was recalled to the national team in April 2009 against Norway Career statistics editClub edit 3 4 Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals HJK Helsinki 1997 Veikkausliiga 4 1 4 1 1998 Veikkausliiga 6 0 6 0 1999 Veikkausliiga 10 0 10 0 2000 Veikkausliiga 17 1 17 1 2001 Veikkausliiga 29 2 29 2 Total 66 4 66 4 Jazz Pori loan 1999 Veikkausliiga 10 1 10 1 Viking 2002 Tippeligaen 25 3 25 3 2003 Tippeligaen 26 3 26 3 2004 Tippeligaen 24 3 24 3 2005 Tippeligaen 26 3 26 3 Total 101 12 101 12 Stoke City 2005 06 Championship 6 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 FC Utrecht 2006 07 Eredivisie 30 4 30 4 2007 08 Eredivisie 3 0 3 0 Total 33 4 33 4 Aalesunds FK 2008 Tippeligaen 6 1 6 1 2009 Tippeligaen 12 3 12 3 Total 18 4 18 4 Career Total 234 25 3 0 0 0 237 25 International edit Source 4 National team Year Apps Goals Finland 2002 3 0 2003 14 0 2004 8 1 2005 9 0 2006 0 0 Total 34 1References edit Viking humble Chelsea BBC 3 October 2002 Retrieved 25 October 2019 Kopteff completes Stoke switch BBC Sport Retrieved 8 May 2013 Peter Kopteff at the English National Football Archive subscription required a b Peter Kopteff at National Football Teams comExternal links editVoetbal international profile Guardian Football Peter Kopteff at National Football Teams com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Kopteff amp oldid 1222711613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
