Matti Lähitie Explained

Matti Lähitie
Height:1.79 m
Birth Date:1985 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Pori, Finland
Position:Defender
Years1:2002–2004
Years2:2005–2006
Years3:2006
Years4:2007–2010
Years5:2010
Years6:2011–2013
Years7:2014–2017
Clubs1:FC Jazz
Clubs2:Lahti
Clubs3:VPS Vaasa
Clubs4:JJK
Clubs5:PoPa (loan)
Clubs6:SJK
Clubs7:JJK
Caps1:40
Caps2:10
Caps3:6
Caps4:68
Caps5:4
Caps6:60
Caps7:59
Goals1:2
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:3
Goals5:0
Goals6:4
Goals7:1
Manageryears1:2022
Managerclubs1:Finland U-21 (assistant)

Matti Lähitie (born 13 February 1985) is a Finnish professional football coach and a former player. He played as a defender or defensive midfielder.

Playing career

Lähitie started his football career at Finnish club FC Jazz, where he made his league debut at the age of just seventeen years old. In total he made forty appearances at FC Jazz between 2002 and 2004, scoring twice.

In 2005, he signed with FC Lahti who were playing in Veikkausliiga at the time. Lähitie saw this as a step-up in his career, with Finland internationals such as Jari Litmanen, Pekka Lagerblom and Mika Väyrynen also playing for Lahti.

In 2006 Lähitie moved to his third Finnish club, JJK playing in the Ykkönen.

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