Pekka Lagerblom

Pekka Lagerblom (born 19 October 1982) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Notably, he won the German double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal with Werder Bremen in 2004.

Pekka Lagerblom
Lagerblom with 1. FC Köln in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 FC Lahti 55 (13)
2004–2006 Werder Bremen 14 (0)
2005 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 11 (0)
2006–2007 1. FC Köln 27 (1)
2007–2009 Alemannia Aachen 40 (0)
2009–2010 FSV Frankfurt 13 (0)
2010–2011 VfB Stuttgart II 30 (0)
2011–2012 RB Leipzig 7 (1)
2013 IFK Mariehamn 21 (1)
2014 Hamarkameratene 8 (1)
2014 Ånge IF 1 (0)
2015 FC Lahti 20 (1)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 11 (0)
2017 Åtvidaberg 25 (2)
2018–2019 Haka 11 (0)
2019 FC Lahti 10 (0)
Total 304 (20)
National team
2003–2006 Finland 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

FC Lahti

Born in Lahti, Lagerblom started his career at home-town club FC Lahti in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During seasons 2003 and 2004 he represented the team in 55 matches and scored 13 goals.

Germany

In January 2004, he moved to Werder Bremen, and won the Bundesliga and German Cup double with the club the same spring. However, he made only 14 appearances in Bremen's first team and was not able to find a regular spot. He spent the spring of 2005 on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg.

In the summer of 2006, he decided to move to Köln in search of more first team football. He gained 27 appearances in the team and scored one goal.

In summer 2007, he went to Alemannia Aachen. Between years 2007 and 2009 he represented the team in 40 matches.

In June 2009, Lagerblom left Aachen and signed a one-year contract with FSV Frankfurt. He played in 13 matches during the season.

In July 2010, Lagerblom moved to VfB Stuttgart II[1] where he made 30 appearances in season 2010-2011.

One year later he signed for RB Leipzig. He left the team after making only 7 caps for the team.

Later years

On 20 February 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Veikkausliiga team IFK Mariehamn.[2]

On 21 December 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Norwegian side Hamarkameratene[3] signing a three-year contract. In July 2014, it was announced that he would leave the team.[4]

In July 2014, it was announced that Lagerblom joined Swedish side division 4 club Ånge IF.[5] He was injured in his debut versus Hudiksvalls FF.

In January 2015, FC Lahti announced the signing of Lagerblom for the 2015 Veikkausliiga season.[6]

In July 2018, he joined Ykkönen side FC Haka.[7]

In early 2019, he joined hometown club FC Lahti for the third time in his career.

In September 2019, Lagerblom announced his retirement as a player.[8]

International career

Lagerblom made his debut for the Finnish national team on 16 November 2003 against Honduras. Lagerblom is not a regular member, he is often a substitute member of the Finland squad.

Personal life

Pekka married Anna-Maria (née Lewe), the younger sister of German pop-singer Sarah Connor in January 2005.[9] The couple separated in 2009, while she had a new relationship with footballer Mesut Özil.[10]

His older brother, Lasse, is also a former footballer.[8]

Career statistics

International
Source:[11]
Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
200320
200420
200540
200640
Total120

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen

References
  1. "Pekka Lagerblom wechselt zum VfB II" [Pekka Lagerblom moves to VfB II] (in German). vfb.de. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  2. "Finsk tidigare landslagsmittfältare ansluter till IFK" (in Swedish). ifkmariehamn.com. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. "Lagerblom till Norge" (in Swedish). nyan.ax. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. "Pekka reiser hjem" (in Norwegian). h-a.no. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. "Ånge värvar CL-meriterad" (in Swedish). st.nu. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. "Pekka Lagerblom palaa FC Lahteen". FC Lahti website (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. Laakso, Vesa (19 July 2018). "Saksan tuplamestari Lagerblom siirtyy FC Hakan riveihin". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. Sander, Carsten (26 September 2019). "Werder Bremen: Double-Sieger schwärmt von Johan Micoud". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  9. "Just Married: Pekka Lagerblom hat geheiratet" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  10. "Für Özil läuft es doppelt rund" (in German). sport.de.msn.com. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  11. Pekka Lagerblom at National-Football-Teams.com
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