Paulus Roiha

Paulus Roiha
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-08-03) 3 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Honka
0000–2000 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Honka 32 (7)
1999–2001 HJK 65 (33)
2002–2003 Utrecht 39 (6)
2003–2004 Zwolle 11 (0)
2004–2006 Cercle Brugge 41 (10)
2006–2007 ADO Den Haag 10 (0)
2007 Újpest 6 (1)
2008–2009 HJK 23 (8)
2010 Åtvidaberg 28 (7)
2011 KuPS 4 (1)
International career
2001–2010 Finland 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulus Roiha (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Roiha began his Veikkausliiga career in Finland with HJK Helsinki. He was the top scorer in Finland in 2001 with 22 goals. In September 2001 he scored twice for the club against Celtic in a UEFA Cup tie, which HJK eventually lost 3–2 on aggregate.

He transferred to Utrecht from HJK in 2001 for a €500,000 transfer fee. Roiha has since also played for Zwolle in the Netherlands and for Cercle Brugge in Belgium. He joined ADO Den Haag on a free transfer from Cercle Brugge during the January 2006 transfer window playing his first Eredivisie match with them on 28 January 2007.[1]

After a short stint with Hungarian club Újpest, the club released him because of an injury in January 2010, and a few days later he signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki. 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 Allsvenskan club Åtvidabergs FF on a free transfer. The club, however, suffered relegation to Superettan and he left after the season.[2] In the 2011 season, Roiha played for Finnish club KuPS. After the season, he decided to retire from football.[3]

International career

Roiha played his first match for the Finnish national team on 1 February 2001 against Sweden; however, he was not able to become a regular for Finland in qualifying matches due to injuries.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2011
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Honka 1997 Ykkönen — —
1998 Ykkönen — —
1999 Ykkönen — —
Total 32 7 — — 32 7
HJK 1999 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2000 Veikkausliiga 33 11 1 0 0 0 3[b] 3 35 14
2001 Veikkausliiga 31 22 0 0 0 0 4[b] 1 35 23
Total 65 33 1 0 0 0 7 4 73 37
Utrecht 2001–02 Eredivisie 12 3 2 0 — — 14 3
2002–03 Eredivisie 24 3 0 0 — 1[b] 0 25 3
2003–04 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 4 0
Total 39 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 43 6
PEC Zwolle 2003–04 Eredivisie 11 0 — — — 11 0
Cercle Brugge 2004–05 Belgian First Division 30 9 1 0 — — 31 9
2005–06 Belgian First Division 11 1 1 0 — — 12 1
Total 41 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 43 10
ADO Den Haag 2005–06 Eredivisie 9 0 — — — 9 0
2006–07 Eredivisie 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Újpest 2007–08 NB I 6 1 — — — 6 1
HJK 2008 Veikkausliiga 18 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 20 11
2009 Veikkausliiga 5 0 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 6 0
Total 23 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 26 11
Klubi 04 2009 Ykkönen 3 3 — — — 3 3
Åtvidaberg 2010 Allsvenskan 28 7 — — — 28 7
KuPS 2011 Veikkausliiga 4 1 — — — 4 1
Career total 262 77 7 2 1 0 9 4 279 83
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Includes UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

International

Finland
Year Apps Goals
2001 2 0
2002 3 0
2003 4 0
2004 1 0
2005 3 3
2006 3 1
2007 0 0
2008 2 0
2009 0 0
2010 2 0
Total 20 4

International goals

Finland's score first.
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 February 2005 Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–1 Win Friendly
2.
3. 17 October 2005 Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia 3–0 Win 2006 World Cup qualification
4. 21 January 2006 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1–1 Draw Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
  2. ^ Thapper, Kenneth (12 November 2010). "ÅFF tvingas släppa minst tre spelare – Folkbladet". folkbladet.se (in Swedish).
  3. ^ "Veikkausliiga.com: Paulus Roiha lopettaa uransa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 24 November 2011.