Finnish footballer (born 1982)
Kalle Parviainen
![]() Parviainen with KuPS in 2005 |
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| Date of birth |
(1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 42) |
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| Place of birth |
Kuopio, Finland[1] |
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| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
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| Position(s) |
Midfielder, striker, defender |
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Current team |
Inter Turku
(sporting director) |
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| Number |
5 |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 2001–2005 |
KuPS |
117 |
(26) |
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| 2006–2010 |
Haka |
63 |
(7) |
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| 2011–2013 |
Inter Turku |
4 |
(0) |
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| 2010 |
Finland |
1 |
(0) |
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| 2024– |
Inter Turku (sporting director) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2010 |
Kalle Parviainen (born 3 October 1982) is a Finnish former professional football striker who currently works as the sporting director of the Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku in Finland.
While Parviainen was the leading scorer at his previous club, KuPS, he has played mostly as a defender at FC Haka. Versatile Parviainen played as a midfielder before becoming a striker. On 26 October 2010 he signed a three-year contract with FC Inter.[2]
He made his national team debut on 29 May 2010, in a friendly against Poland.
After his retirement from playing career, Parviainen has worked as a youth coach and academy director of his former club Inter Turku, and for the Finnish FA. Currently he serves as a sporting director of Inter Turku since 2024.
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