Rainer Forss
Rainer Forss (born 20 October 1930) is a retired Finnish professional football forward, manager and coach. He won full, Olympic and B caps for Finland at international level and was a member of Finland's 1952 Summer Olympics squad.[1][2]
 Forss while with the Finland national team in 1953. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949– | Pyrkivä Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1956 | Pyrkivä Turku | ||
| 1956–1957 | TuTo | ||
| 1957–1960 | TuWe | ||
| 1960–1962 | TuTo | ||
| Pargas IF | |||
| 1963 | TPS | ||
| National team | |||
| 1951–1957 | Finland | 14 | (0) |
| 1951–1962 | Finland B | 10 | (1) |
| 1959–1960 | Finland Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965–1970 | TPS | ||
| 1985 | TPS | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Forss is a member of a football family.[3] His son (Tero) and grandsons Marcus and Niclas are all involved in football.[3]
Honours
References
- Rainer Forss at WorldFootball.net
- "Rainer Forss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "Två generationer Forss fortsätter i BK-46" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "Mestarijoukkueet ja valmentajat 1950–2008 – Suomen Jalkapallovalmentajat ry". www.jalkapallovalmentajat.fi. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Finland – List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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