Olavi Rissanen (born 26 March 1947) is a Finnish former
footballer
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who played as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
.
He made 39 appearances for the
Finland national team from 1969 to 1979.
References
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1947 births
Living people
Footballers from Kuopio
Finnish men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Finland men's international footballers
Kuopion Palloseura players
Koparit players
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