Mixu Paatelainen
Finnish association football player and manager
Mika-Matti "Mixu" Paatelainen (born February 3, 1967 in Helsinki) is a retired Finnish football player and is the current manager of Hibernian. Mixu is the oldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football. He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time twelfth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mika-Matti Petteri Paatelainen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Valkeakosken Haka | 48 | (18) |
1987–1992 | Dundee United | 133 | (33) |
1992–1994 | Aberdeen | 75 | (23) |
1994–1997 | Bolton Wanderers | 69 | (15) |
1997–1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Hibernian | 93 | (32) |
2001–2002 | RC Strasbourg | 7 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Hibernian | 24 | (7) |
2003–2004 | St Johnstone | 33 | (11) |
2004–2005 | St Mirren | 16 | (4) |
2005 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | (0) |
Total | 522 | (143) | |
National team | |||
1989–2000 | Finland | 70 | (18) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2006 | Cowdenbeath | ||
2006–2007 | TPS | ||
2008–2009 | Hibernian | ||
2010–2011 | Kilmarnock | ||
2011–2015 | Finland | ||
2015–2016 | Dundee United | ||
2018 | Ubon UMT United | ||
2018 | Latvia | ||
2019–2021 | Hong Kong | ||
2022 | HIFK | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
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changeClub | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Haka | 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 11 | 5 | * | * | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
1986 | Mestaruussarja | 19 | 6 | * | * | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
1987 | Mestaruussarja | 18 | 7 | * | * | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
Total | 48 | 18 | — | — | 48 | 18 | ||||||
Dundee United | 1987–88 | Scottish Premier Division | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 11 | |
1988–89 | Scottish Premier Division | 33 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 17 | |
1989–90 | Scottish Premier Division | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 9 | |
1990–91 | Scottish Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
1991–92 | Scottish Premier Division | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | |
Total | 133 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 169 | 47 | ||
Aberdeen | 1991–92 | Scottish Premier Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
1992–93 | Scottish Premier Division | 33 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 41 | 20 | ||
1993–94 | Scottish Premier Division | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 7 | |
Total | 75 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 28 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 1994–95 | First Division | 44 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 53 | 14 | |
1995–96 | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
1996–97 | First Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
Total | 69 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 80 | 17 | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1997–98 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 33 | 5 | |
Hibernian | 1998–99 | Scottish First Division | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 12 | |
1999–2000 | Scottish Premier League | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 10 | ||
2000–01 | Scottish Premier League | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 12 | ||
Total | 93 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 34 | ||
Strasbourg | 2001–02 | Division 2 | 7 | 0 | * | * | * | * | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Hibernian | 2002–03 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |
St Johnstone | 2003–04 | Scottish First Division | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 13 | |
St Mirren | 2004–05 | Scottish First Division | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 5 | |
Career total | 521 | 143 | 48 | 15 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 618 | 174 |
- Asterisk (*) indicates that more matches and goals may yet emerge as cup records are investigated.
International goals
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Managerial statistics
change- As of match played 2 October 2022
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Cowdenbeath | 1 July 2005 | 1 October 2006 | 51 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 56.86 | |
TPS | 1 October 2006 | 10 January 2008 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 44.12 | |
Hibernian | 10 January 2008 | 29 May 2009 | 62 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 30.65 | |
Kilmarnock | 23 June 2010 | 31 March 2011 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 44.12 | |
Finland | 31 March 2011 | 15 June 2015 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 38.64 | |
Dundee United | 14 October 2015 | 4 May 2016 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 26.67 | |
Ubon UMT United | 13 January 2018 | 22 April 2018 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 18.18 | |
Latvia | 10 May 2018 | 4 December 2018 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 11.11 | |
Hong Kong | 9 April 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 8.33 | |
HIFK | 17 April 2022 | 5 October 2022 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 4.55 | |
Total | 309 | 108 | 62 | 139 | 421 | 448 | −27 | 34.95 |
Honours
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changeValkeakosken Haka
- Finnish Cup: 1985
Bolton Wanderers
Hibernian
Manager
changeCowdenbeath
Latvia
Individual
- Scottish Premier League Player of the Month: October 2000
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month: February 2008, March 2009, December 2010
- Scottish Premier League Manager of the Season: 2010–11
References
change- ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 475. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbooks and Sky Sports Yearbooks 1988–2011
- ↑ Jalkapallokirja 2008. Suomen palloliiton julkaisu.
- ↑ Veikkaaja 2011.
- ↑ Yrjö Lautela & Göran Wallén (eds.): Rakas jalkapallo. Sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa. Teos, Helsinki, 2007.
- ↑ Moore, Glenn (2 April 1995). "Liverpool prevail in cup final to savour". The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2024.