Pertti Alaja | |
Fullname: | Pertti Johannes Alaja |
Birth Date: | 18 February 1952 |
Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
Death Place: | Espoo, Finland |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1971-1972 |
Caps1: | 31 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1973-1975 |
Caps2: | 57 |
Years3: | 1976-1977 |
Caps3: | 44 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1978–1979 |
Years5: | 1980–1981 |
Clubs5: | Edmonton Drillers[1] |
Caps5: | 47 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1982–1983 |
Caps6: | 44 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Finland[2] |
Nationalcaps1: | 29 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pertti Johannes Alaja (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017) was a Finnish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3]
Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the Football Association of Finland on 14 October 2012, replacing Sauli Niinistö.[4]