Petri Pasanen

Petri Pasanen
Pasanen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2011
Personal information
Full name Petri Mikael Pasanen
Date of birth (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Kuusysi 2 (0)
1996–2000 Lahti 72 (2)
1997Hämeenlinna (loan) 4 (0)
1998Hämeenlinna (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2004 Ajax 59 (7)
2004Portsmouth (loan) 12 (0)
2004–2011 Werder Bremen 144 (3)
2011–2012 Red Bull Salzburg 18 (0)
2012–2014 AGF 44 (2)
2014–2015 Lahti 30 (1)
Total 386 (15)
International career
2000 Finland U21 6 (0)
2000–2013 Finland 76 (1)
Managerial career
Lahti (youth)
2022–2023 Lahti (assistant)
Medal record
Finland national football team
Runner-upBaltic Cup2012
AFC Ajax
WinnerEredivisie2002
WinnerKNVB Cup2002
WinnerJohan Cruijff Shield2002
Runner-upEredivisie2003
Werder Bremen
Runner-upBundesliga2006
Runner-upBundesliga2008
Runner-upUEFA Europa League2009
WinnerDFB-Pokal2009
Runner-upDFB-Pokal2010
FC Red Bull Salzburg
WinnerAustrian Bundesliga2012
WinnerAustrian Cup2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petri Pasanen (born 24 September 1980) is a Finnish football coach, TV studio presenter and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most comfortable as centre-back, but also played right-back and left-back as well. Pasanen began his senior career in his native Finland before moving to Ajax. He spent most of his career at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen which he represented in the UEFA Champions League in multiple seasons, and in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final. At international level, he made 76 appearances for the Finland national team scoring one goal.