| Sakari Saarinen | |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Tampere, Finland |
| Height: | 1.780NaN0 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1997–1999 |
| Years2: | 2000–2011 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Tampere United |
| Clubs3: | RoPS |
| Clubs4: | KTP |
| Clubs5: | FC Haka |
| Clubs6: | NoPS |
| Caps1: | 66 |
| Caps2: | 243 |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Caps5: | 53 |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
Sakari Saarinen (born 18 July 1978) is a Finnish former footballer. Saarinen played mostly in midfield, but occasionally also as a defender. In the Finnish premier league Saarinen has played 286 matches and scored 19 goals.[1]