Pasi Tauriainen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-10-04) 4 October 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Rovaniemi, Finland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1982	RoRe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1983	RoRe		(36)
1984–1989	RoPs	109	(31)
1987	→ K. Berchem Sport (loan)	10	(1)
1990–1995	HJK	121	(22)
1996	Ekenäs IF	5	(2)
Total		245+	(92)
International career
1984	Finland U21	9	(0)
1986–1993	Finland	33	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pasi Tauriainen (born 4 October 1964) is a Finnish former international footballer.^[1]^[2] He is the father of current Chelsea midfielder Jimi Tauriainen, as well as current Miedź Legnica II midfielder Julius Tauriainen.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RoPs	1984	Mestaruussarja	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1985		22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1986		22	11	1^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	23	11
	1987		15	5	0	0	4^[b]	0	0	0	19	5
	1988		6	1	0	0	2^[b]	0	0	0	8	1
	1989		22	8	0	0	4^[c]	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		109	31	1	0	10	0	0	0	120	31
K. Berchem Sport (loan)	1987–88	Belgian Second Division	10	1	0	0	–		0	0	10	1
HJK	1990	Futisliiga	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	3
	1991	Futisliiga	28	4	0	0	2^[d]	0	0	0	30	4
	1992	Veikkausliiga	27	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	9
	1993		6	2	0	0	2^[e]	0	0	0	8	2
	1994		24	4	0	0	2^[f]	0	0	0	26	4
	1995		10	0	0	0	3^[g]	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		121	22	0	0	9	0	0	0	130	22
Ekenäs IF	1996	Kakkonen	5	2	0	0	–		0	0	5	2
Career total			245	56	1	0	19	0	0	0	265	56

^ Appearances in the Suomen Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearances in the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup
^ Appearances in the 1989–90 UEFA Cup
^ Appearances in 1991–92 European Cup qualifying
^ Appearances in 1993–94 UEFA Champions League qualifying
^ One appearance in 1994–95 UEFA Champions League qualifying, two appearances in the competition proper
^ Appearances in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	1986	5	0
	1987	2	0
	1988	3	0
	1989	2	0
	1990	8	1^[a]
	1991	3	0
	1992	5	0
	1993	5	1
Total		33	1

^ Tauriainen was reported to have also scored against Malta during qualifying for UEFA Euro 1992. However, UEFA has the goalscorer listed as Erik Holmgren.^[3]

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finland goal.

List of international goals scored by Tauriainen
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 May 1990	Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2	26 January 1993	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India	India	1–0	2–0	Friendly

References