Kari Laukkanen

Kari Laukkanen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-12-14) 14 December 1963
Place of birth	Pielavesi, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1986	KuPS	105	(0)
1986–1987	Cercle Brugge	24	(0)
1987	KuPS	11	(0)
1987–1990	Stuttgarter Kickers	82	(0)
1990–1995	Waldhof Mannheim	145	(0)
1995–1998	FinnPa	131	(0)
1999	HIK Hanko	9	(0)
1999	RiPS	9	(0)
2000	NJS	1	(0)
International career
1985–1996	Finland	49	(0)
Managerial career
	NJS
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kari Laukkanen (born 14 December 1963) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his club career, he notably played for KuPS, Stuttgarter Kickers and Waldhof Mannheim. He also made 49 Appearances for the Finland national team. He is the current coach of NJS Nurmijärvi, playing in Kolmonen as well as goalkeeping coach for Finland's U21 team.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KuPS	1982	Mestaruussarja	21	0	–		–		21	0
	1983	Mestaruussarja	20	0	–		–		20	0
	1984	Mestaruussarja	22	0	–		–		22	0
	1985	Mestaruussarja	21	0	–		–		21	0
	1986	Mestaruussarja	21	0	–		–		21	0
	Total		105	0	0	0	0	0	105	0
Cercle Brugge	1986–87	Belgian First Division	24	0	6	0	–		30	0
KuPS	1987	Mestaruussarja	11	0	–		–		11	0
Stuttgarter Kickers	1987–88	2. Bundesliga	17	0	–		–		18	0
	1988–89	Bundesliga	28	0	1	0	–		29	0
	1989–90	2. Bundesliga	37	0	2	0	1	0	40	0
	Total		82	0	3	0	1	0	86	0
Waldhof Mannheim	1990–91	2. Bundesliga	14	0	–		–		14	0
	1991–92	2. Bundesliga	30	0	2	0	–		32	0
	1992–93	2. Bundesliga	42	0	2	0	–		44	0
	1993–94	2. Bundesliga	28	0	–		–		28	0
	1994–95	2. Bundesliga	31	0	2	0	–		33	0
	Total		135	0	6	0	0	0	141	0
FinnPa	1995	Veikkausliiga	11	0	–		–		11	0
	1996	Veikkausliiga	24	0	–		–		24	0
	1997	Veikkausliiga	25	0	–		–		25	0
	1998	Veikkausliiga	20	0	–		2	0	22	0
	Total		80	0	0	0	2	0	82	0
Hangö IK	1999	Ykkönen	9	0	–		–		9	0
RiPS	1999	Ykkönen	10	0	–		–		10	0
NJS	2005	Kolmonen	1	0	–		–		1	0
Career total			457	0	15	0	3	0	475	0