Pertti Johannes Alaja (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017)
was a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the
Football Association of Finland
The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
The SPL organises the men's and women's national footb ...
on 14 October 2012, replacing
Sauli Niinistö
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (; born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who has served as president of Finland since March 2012, the 12th person to hold that office.
A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Part ...
.
Alajasta Palloliiton 15. puheenjohtaja
References
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1952 births
2017 deaths
Association football goalkeepers
Finnish footballers
Finnish expatriate footballers
Finland international footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
FC Haka players
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Ikast FS players
Allsvenskan players
Malmö FF players
Deaths from cancer in Finland
Footballers from Helsinki
Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Football Federation of Finland executives
Oulun Työväen Palloilijat players
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