Mika Lipponen (born 9 May 1964) is a Finnish former footballer.

Mika Lipponen
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-05-09) 9 May 1964 (age 60)
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

Playing career

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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

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After working as a scout for Feyenoord for 20 years, in December 2020 he began scouting for PSV.[2]

Career statistics

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As of 1 September 2024.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Beker and Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

References

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  1. ^ Mika Lipponen at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "PSV pikt scout Lipponen op bij Feyenoord". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ Mika Lipponen at WorldFootball.net