Juhani Peltonen


Juhani Peltonen is a retired Finnish association football player.
Peltonen was the first Finnish player to play in the German Bundesliga. The forward made 38 appearances for Hamburger SV between 1964 and 1966, scoring six goals. His career in Germany ended after only two seasons because of contract disputes.
In Finland Peltonen always represented Valkeakosken Haka, winning two Finnish championships and five Finnish Cups with the club. For the Finnish national team he made 68 appearances, scoring 11 goals. He was chosen Finnish Player of the Year three times.
He was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

Career statistics

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 1964Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland1–11–4Exhibition game
2.6 September 1964Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland2–02–1Exhibition game
3.21 October 1964Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland1–31–31966 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.4 November 1964Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy1–61–61966 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.26 September 1965Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland1–02–01966 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.10 May 1967Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland1–01–1UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
6.6 September 1967Kupittaan jalkapallostadion, Turku, Finland1–22–5UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
7.24 September 1967Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1–11–2UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying

Honours

Clubs

; Valkeakosken Haka

Individual