Seppo Sairanen

Seppo Sairanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-03-23)23 March 1952
Place of birth Pori, Finland
Date of death 30 July 2026(2026-07-30) (aged 74)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1975 Ässät – (–)
1976–1977 Musan Salama – (–)
1978–1979 Pyrkivä Turku – (–)
1980–1983 FC Ilves – (–)
1984 PPT Pori 4 (–)
International career
1979–1980 Finland 6 (0)
Managerial career
1992, 2003–2004 FC Jazz
2007 MuSa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Seppo Sairanen (23 March 1952 – 30 July 2026) was a Finnish football goalkeeper and manager.

Sairanen played eight seasons and 150 matches in the Finnish premier division Mestaruussarja for Ässät, Pyrkivä, Ilves and PPT. Sairanen was later the head coach of Veikkausliiga club FC Jazz for three seasons.[1] He capped six times for the Finland national team.[2]

Sairanen died on 30 July 2026, at the age of 74.[3]

Honours

  • Finnish Championship: 1983

References

  1. ↑ Vuorinen, Juha & Kasila, Markku: Pelimiehet - Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930-2006, s. 387. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö, 2007. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
  2. ↑ National Football Teams Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Seppo Sairanen on kuollut (in Finnish)
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