Petri Tiainen

Petri Tiainen

Personal information
Full name	Petri Tiainen
Date of birth	(1966-09-26) 26 September 1966
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1986	Kuusysi	38	(5)
1986–1989	Ajax	8	(0)
1989–1992	HJK Helsinki	66	(4)
1994–1997	MYPA	70	(13)
1998	FC Lahti	17	(0)
International career
1986–1995	Finland	15	(2)
*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. 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		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kuusysi	1984	Mestaruussarja	6	0	–		–		6	0
	1985	Mestaruussarja	15	2	–		5	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	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	0	22	3
	1995	Veikkausliiga	19	7	–		4	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