Peter Kopteff
Peter Kopteff (born 10 April 1979) is a Finnish former footballer who played in the position of left winger.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | HJK Helsinki | 66 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Jazz Pori (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2001–2005 | Viking | 101 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Stoke City | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Utrecht | 33 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Aalesunds FK | 18 | (4) |
| Total | 234 | (25) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2009 | Finland | 39 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Kopteff was born in Helsinki and began his career with HJK Helsinki and Jazz Pori before moving to Norway with Viking. He spent four years at Stavanger making over 100 Tippeligaen appearances. Whilst at Viking he scored one of the goals as they famously defeated Chelsea in the UEFA Cup in 2002.[1] He joined English club Stoke City in December 2005.[2] Kopteff failed to make any impact at Stoke making nine appearances in 2005–06 and was released at the end of the season. He then joined Dutch side FC Utrecht where he spent two years and on 31 August 2008 Kopteff signed a short-term contract to play for Aalesund for the remainder of the 2008 season. The contract was later extended for the 2009 season at the end of which he decided to retire.
International career
Kopteff used to be a regular squad member of the Finland national football team. Due to his lack of first-team football caused by an injury during his second season in Utrecht, he has not played international football since 2007, only limiting him to occasional call-ups. He has been capped 39 times and scored once. He was recalled to the national team in April 2009 against Norway.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 66 | 4 | — | — | 66 | 4 | ||||
| Jazz Pori (loan) | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Viking | 2002 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2004 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2005 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 101 | 12 | — | — | 101 | 12 | ||||
| Stoke City | 2005–06 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FC Utrecht | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 30 | 4 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Aalesunds FK | 2008 | Tippeligaen | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Career Total | 234 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 25 | ||
References
- "Viking humble Chelsea". BBC. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Kopteff completes Stoke switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- Peter Kopteff at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Peter Kopteff". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Voetbal international profile
- Guardian Football
- Peter Kopteff at National-Football-Teams.com