Petri Tiainen

Petri Tiainen
Personal information
Full name	Petri Tiainen
Date of birth	26 September 1966
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1986	Kuusysi
1986–1989	Ajax
1989–1992	HJK Helsinki
1994–1997	MYPA
1998	FC Lahti
International career
1986–1995	Finland
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petri Tiainen (born 26 September 1966) is a retired Finnish former football attacking midfielder.

He played for Kuusysi Lahti from 1984 to 1986, AFC Ajax from 1986 to 1989, HJK Helsinki from 1989 to 1992, MyPa from 1994 to 1997 and FC Lahti in 1998. He was capped 13 times for Finland, scoring 2 goals.^[1] He won the Finnish Footballer of the Year award in 1986.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kuusysi	1984	Mestaruussarja	6	0	–		–		6	0
	1985	Mestaruussarja	15	2	–		5^[b]	0	20	2
	1986	Mestaruussarja	17	3	–		–		17	3
	Total		38	4	0	0	5	0	43	4
Ajax	1986–87	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1987–88	Eredivisie	3	0	2	0	–		5	0
	Total		8	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
HJK	1989	Mestaruussarja	20	3	0	0	2^[b]	0	22	3
	1990	Veikkausliiga	9	0	–		–		9	0
	1991	Veikkausliiga	14	0	–		0	0	14	0
	1992	Veikkausliiga	23	1	–		0	0	23	1
	Total		66	4	0	0	2	0	68	4
MYPA	1994	Veikkausliiga	21	3	–		1^[c]	0	22	3
	1995	Veikkausliiga	19	7	–		4^[c]	1	23	8
	1996	Veikkausliiga	15	2	–		–		15	2
	1997	Veikkausliiga	15	1	–		–		15	1
	Total		70	13	0	0	5	1	75	14
Lahti	1998	Ykkönen	17	0	–		–		17	0
Career total			199	21	2	0	12	1	213	22

As of match played 12 February 1990. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tiainen goal.

List of international goals scored by Petri Tiainen
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 1987	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Czechoslovakia	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
2	12 February 1990	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–0	1–1	Friendly