Simo Syrjävaara

Simo Syrjävaara (born 14 June 1943) is a Finnish retired football player and manager.

Simo Syrjävaara
Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-06-14) 14 June 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth	Rauma, Finland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1962	Rauman Pallo		(12)
1963–1965	Åbo IFK	64	(6)
1966–1968	Upon Pallo	39	(9)
1969	Reipas	18	(2)
1970–1972	FC Kuusysi	61	(9)
International career
1964–1968	Finland	25	(1)
Managerial career
1973–1975	Finland U23
1976–1978	Finland (assistant)
1978	Finland women
1979–1990	Finland U19, Finland U17
1999–2004	Finland national futsal team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Syrjävaara played 182 matches in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for Åbo IFK, Upon Pallo, Reipas and FC Kuusysi.^[1] He capped 25 times for Finland national team.^[2]

After his player career Syrjävaara worked as an assistant coach for Finland national team and a head coach for Finland women's team and Finland national futsal team.^[1]

Honors edit

^ ^a ^b "Simo Syrjävaara täyttää 70 vuotta" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^ European National Football 1872–2013 Matches Database. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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