Paulus Roiha (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Roiha began his

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career in Finland with

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. He was the top scorer in Finland in 2001 with 22 goals. In September 2001 he scored twice for the club against

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in a

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tie, which HJK eventually lost 3–2 on aggregate. Roiha has since also played for

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and

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in the Netherlands and for

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in Belgium. He joined

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on a free transfer from Cercle Brugge during the January 2006 transfer window playing his first

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match with them on 28 January 2007. After a short stint with Hungarian club

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, the club released him because of an injury in January 2010, and a few days later he signed a two-year contract with

. However, injuries kept him sidelined for most of the 2009 season and he was released by HJK at the end of the season. In 2010, Roiha joined newly promoted

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club

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on a free transfer. The club, however, suffered relegation to

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and he left after the season. In the 2011 season, Roiha played for Finnish club

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. After the season, he decided to retire from football.

International career

Roiha played his first match for the Finnish national team on 1 February 2001 against

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; however, he was not able to become a regular for Finland in qualifying matches due to injuries.

International goals

:Finland's score first.

References

External links

Profile
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HJK.fi

Stats
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Veikkausliiga.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roiha, Paulus 1980 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finnish expatriate men's footballers Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players FC Utrecht players PEC Zwolle players ADO Den Haag players Újpest FC players Åtvidabergs FF players Kuopion Palloseura players Footballers from Espoo Finland men's international footballers Veikkausliiga players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Allsvenskan players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Men's association football forwards