Tero Forss (born 12 July 1968) is a retired Finnish professional

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, best remembered for his eight years as a

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and

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with

Inter Turku Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1 ...

, for whom he is the record scorer and a member of the club's Hall of Fame. After retiring as a player, he became a manager and managed FC Boda, TuWe and

BK-46 Bollklubben-46 (abbreviated BK-46) is a sports club from Karis, Raseborg in Finland. The club was formed in 1946 and the main activities covered are football and handball with large junior sections in both disciplines. BK-46 men's first team ...

. As of October 2021, together with Markku Tolonen, he was joint-manager of KaaPo Women.

Personal life

Forss is a member of a football family. His father ( Rainer) was a player, manager and coach and his sons Marcus and Niclas are involved in football.

Honours

Hall of Fame *

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...

Hall of Fame

References

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