Jokke Kangaskorpi

Jokke Kangaskorpi (2 March 1972 – 1 May 2009) was a Finnish professional footballer who played as a winger.[1][2]

Jokke Kangaskorpi
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-03-02)2 March 1972
Place of birth Mikkeli, Finland
Date of death 1 May 2009(2009-05-01) (aged 37)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1994 Mikkelin Palloilijat 177 (22)
1995–1996 Haka 45 (8)
1997 Lira Luleå BK 21 (9)
1998 FC Mikkeli
1998 Gefle IF 20 (1)
1999 IFK Gävle
1999 Tampereen Pallo-Veikot 2 (0)
1999 FC Mikkeli 14 (6)
2000 Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat 30 (4)
2001–2006 MP Mikkeli 111 (13)
National team
1994–1996 Finland 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for the Finnish clubs MP Mikkeli, FC Haka, TPV and KTP making 244 Veikkausliiga appearances. With FC Haka he became Finnish league champion in 1995.[3][4] He also played for Gefle IF, Lira Luleå BK, and IFK Gävle in Sweden, and was capped 11 times for Finland.[5]

References
  1. Jokke Kangaskorpi at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Jokke Kangaskorpi at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Huippupalloilija menehtyi vappuna 37-vuotiaana" [The top ball player died on 1 May at the age of 37]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 4 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. "Jokke Kangaskorpi är borta" [Jokke Kangaskorpi is gone]. svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). 4 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. "Jokke Kangaskorpi on poissa" [Jokke Kangaskorpi is gone]. Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). 4 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2020.


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