Jukka Sauso
Jukka Sauso (born 20 June 1982) is a Finnish former footballer.
Sauso is a big and strong central defender, but is often used as a last minute solution up front because of his notorious heading skills. When Sauso was playing for Örgryte IS in the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2006, he also started some matches as a striker.
Sauso played for Vaasan Palloseura and FC Hämeenlinna in Veikkausliiga before moving to Sweden and Örgryte for the 2005 season. He was a big hit in his first season in Allsvenskan and was near to move to Wisła Kraków.[1] After playing two seasons in Allsvenskan and a third in Superettan for Örgryte, he moved back to Finland for the 2008 season.[2]
Sauso was promoted to the Finland national team in 2005. He was also a part of the Finland squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Career statistics
- As of 1 September 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VPS | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Hämeenlinna | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| Örgryte | 2005 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | Superettan | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
| HJK | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Jönköpings Södra IF | 2010 | Superettan | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Superettan | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
HJK
References
- ^ "Wisla Krakow p jakt efter is Jukka Sauso | Allsvenskan | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet". Archived from the original on 20 September 2008.
- ^ "Uutiset".
- Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 September 2012)
External links
- Profile at HJK.fi
- Stats at Veikkausliiga.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 September 2008)
- Jukka Sauso at National-Football-Teams.com