Jukka Sauso

Jukka Sauso
Personal information
Full name Pekka Jukka Sauso
Date of birth (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982
Place of birth Vaasa, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Central defender
Team information
Current team
Jönköpings Södra IF
Number 8
Youth career
1988–2000 VPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 VPS 60 (2)
2005 Hämeenlinna 26 (2)
2005–2007 Örgryte 58 (3)
2007–2010 HJK 43 (0)
2010–2011 Jönköpings Södra 29 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 Finland 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 September 2006

Jukka Sauso (born 20 June 1982) is a Finnish former footballer.

Sauso is a big and strong central defender, but is often used as a last minute solution up front because of his notorious heading skills. When Sauso was playing for Örgryte IS in the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2006, he also started some matches as a striker.

Sauso played for Vaasan Palloseura and FC Hämeenlinna in Veikkausliiga before moving to Sweden and Örgryte for the 2005 season. He was a big hit in his first season in Allsvenskan and was near to move to Wisła Kraków.[1] After playing two seasons in Allsvenskan and a third in Superettan for Örgryte, he moved back to Finland for the 2008 season.[2]

Sauso was promoted to the Finland national team in 2005. He was also a part of the Finland squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VPS 2000 Veikkausliiga 70–––70
2001 Veikkausliiga 161–––161
2002 Veikkausliiga 170–––170
2003 Ykkönen 201–––201
Total 602000000602
Hämeenlinna 2004 Veikkausliiga 26210––272
Örgryte 2005 Allsvenskan 211–––211
2006 Allsvenskan 160–––160
2007 Superettan 211–––211
Total 582000000582
HJK 2008 Veikkausliiga 23020–00250
2009 Veikkausliiga 20010712[c]0301
Total 430307120551
Jönköpings Södra IF 2010 Superettan 14010––150
2011 Superettan 14010––150
Total 280200000300
Career total 21566071202307

Honours

HJK

References

  1. ↑ "Wisla Krakow p jakt efter is Jukka Sauso | Allsvenskan | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet". Archived from the original on 20 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "Uutiset".