Turo Kautonen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Turo Tapani Kautonen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1989 | Reipas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1995 | Reipas | 109 | (3) |
| 1996 | Kuusysi | 24 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Lahti | 49 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Mikkeli | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 205 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Finland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1991 | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Turo Tapani Kautonen (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a centre-back.[2]
Club career
Kautonen joined the Reipas academy in 1980, and he made his Mestaruussarja debut for Reipas in 1987; he also scored once during the 1987 season.[1] He missed two-and-a-half seasons due to an injury sustained during the springtime of 1988, and he scored his only goal in the Veikkausliiga on 1 July 1990 during the 3–0 victory against Mikkelin Palloilijat,[3] and became a regular starter during the 1991 season while Reipas were relegated.[2][4] In 1993, he was part of the Reipas team which were runners-up in the 1993 Kakkonen.[5]
He joined Kuusysi ahead of the 1996 season and stayed in the Ykkönen as Reippas and Kuusysi merged to form FC Lahti in 1997.[1] He left the club after they were promoted to the Veikkausliiga by winning the 1998 Ykkönen.[6]
Kautonen joined Mikkeli on a one-year deal during the 1999 season and he played 23 matches for the club before he retired on 1 January 2000.
International career
Kautonen represented Finland U17 in 1987 and Finland U21 in 1991 during 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[7]
Personal life
His father Timo, brother Tommi, and uncles Mikko and Olli are former professional footballers, and later Tommi became a manager.
Career statistics
Only league statistics are known.
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reipas | 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 9 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | |
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Ykkönen | 22 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Kakkonen | 20 | 1 | |
| 1994 | Ykkönen | 10 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Ykkönen | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 109 | 3 | ||
| Kuusysi | 1996 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 |
| Lahti | 1997 | Ykkönen | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ykkönen | 23 | 0 | |
| Mikkeli | 1999 | Ykkönen | 23 | 0 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 205 | 3 | ||
Honours
Reipas
- Mestaruussarja/Premier League: third place 1988[5]
- Kakkonen/Second Division: runner-up 1993[5]
Lahti
References
- 1 2 3 Vuorinen, Juha & Kasila, Markku (2007). Pelimiehet – Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930–2006. Suomen urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 126. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 "Turo Kautonen". Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "MP 0–3 REIPAS". Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Finland 1991". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Index of SPL Finnish League Suomen Cup Seasons". Football Archive.
- 1 2 "Finland 1998". RSSSF.
- ↑ "16 April 1991 | Netherlands 1–0 Finland". UEFA. Retrieved 8 May 2026.