Mika Lipponen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaarina, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV (scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | TPS | 81 | (57) |
| 1985 | Real Mallorca | 12 | (0) |
| 1985–1989 | Twente | 107 | (24) |
| 1989–1992 | Aarau | 31 | (3) |
| 1992 | TPS | 9 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Emmen | 23 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1991 | Finland | 46 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mika Lipponen (born 9 May 1964) is a Finnish former footballer.
Playing career
[edit]Lipponen played in Finland for TPS, in Spain for Real Mallorca, in the Netherlands for FC Twente and BVO Emmen, and in Switzerland for FC Aarau. He also played for the Finnish national side.[1]
Later career
[edit]After working as a scout for Feyenoord for 20 years, in December 2020 he began scouting for PSV.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 1 September 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 1981 | Mestaruussarja | 12 | 3 | – | – | 12 | 3 | ||
| 1982 | Mestaruussarja | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1983 | Mestaruussarja | 28 | 22 | – | – | 28 | 22 | |||
| 1984 | Mestaruussarja | 25 | 25 | – | – | 25 | 25 | |||
| 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 11 | 6 | – | – | 11 | 6 | |||
| Total | 81 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 57 | ||
| RCD Mallorca | 1985–86 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Twente | 1985–86 | Eredivisie | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | |
| 1986–87 | Eredivisie | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | Eredivisie | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 10 | ||
| 1988–89 | Eredivisie | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Eredivisie | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 107 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 27 | ||
| Aarau | 1989–90 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| 1990–91 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1991–91 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| TPS | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Emmen | 1993–94 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 273 | 90 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 92 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Beker and Swiss Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Mika Lipponen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "PSV pikt scout Lipponen op bij Feyenoord". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Mika Lipponen at WorldFootball.net
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