Jarmo Alatensiö (9 November 1963 – 23 April 2003) was a

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player. Alatensiö started his career in Porin Pallo-Toverit (later known as

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). He played three seasons in the Finnish top division

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and was signed by

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club

IK Brage Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colours, reflected in their ...

in 1988. Two years later Alatensiö returned to

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and played the rest of his career for PPT/FC Jazz. He won two

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titles with FC Jazz in 1993 and 1996. Jarmo Alatensiö capped 19 times for the

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. He made his debut in September 1987 against

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and scored his only international goal against

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in January 1988.Jarmo Alatensiö at European National Football Teams 1872–2013 Matches Database
/ref> After his professional years Alatensiö made a short career as a manager by coaching fourth and second tier clubs FC PoPa and

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at his home town Pori.

Honours

Club titles

*Finnish championship:

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Personal honours

* Ilta-Sanomat Player of the Year Award:

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References

External links

Player profile of Jarmo Alatensiö
(in Finnish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Alatensio, Jarmo 1963 births 2003 deaths Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers FC Jazz players IK Brage players Veikkausliiga players Allsvenskan players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football midfielders Musan Salama managers People from Pomarkku Footballers from Satakunta