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Pekka Lagerblom

Pekka Lagerblom
Lagerblom with 1. FC Köln in 2006
Personal information
Full name Pekka Sakari Lagerblom[1]
Date of birth (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Lahti 55 (13)
2004–2006 Werder Bremen 14 (0)
2004–2006 Werder Bremen II 7 (0)
2005 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 11 (0)
2006–2007 1. FC Köln 27 (1)
2007–2009 Alemannia Aachen 40 (0)
2007 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (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 1 (0)
2015 Lahti 20 (1)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 11 (0)
2017 Åtvidaberg 25 (2)
2018–2019 Haka 11 (0)
2019 Lahti 10 (0)
Total 312 (20)
International career
2003–2006 Finland 12 (0)
Medal record
Werder Bremen
Winner Bundesliga 2004
Winner DFB-Pokal 2004
Runner-up Bundesliga 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pekka Sakari 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.

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, Lagerblom 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 1. FC 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[2] where he made 30 appearances in season 2010–11.

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

Later years

On 20 February 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Veikkausliiga team IFK Mariehamn.[3]

On 21 December 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Norwegian side Hamarkameratene[4] signing a three-year contract. In July 2014, it was announced that he would leave the team.[5]

In July 2014, it was announced that Lagerblom joined Swedish side division 4 club Ånge IF.[6] He was injured in his debut versus Hudiksvalls FF.

In January 2015, FC Lahti announced the signing of Lagerblom for the 2015 Veikkausliiga season.[7]

In July 2018, he joined Ykkönen side FC Haka.[8]

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.[9]

International career

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

Later career

After ending his professional playing career, Lagerblom has worked as a youth talent coach for FC Espoo and in the Southern District of Finnish FA.[10] He is also studying sport journalism at the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, and works as a Veikkausliiga football studio expert in Ruutu+ broadcasts for Nelonen Media.[11]

Personal life

Lagerblom married Anna-Maria (née Lewe), the younger sister of German pop singer Sarah Connor, in January 2005.[12] The couple separated in 2009, while she had a new relationship with footballer Mesut Özil.[13]

His older brother Lasse is also a former footballer.[9]

Lagerblom is currently married with personal trainer and rugby player Oona Tolppanen, with whom he has two children.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 June 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lahti 2001 Veikkausliiga 7 0 – – – 7 0
2002 Veikkausliiga 24 6 1 0 – – 25 6
2003 Veikkausliiga 22 7 0 0 – – 22 7
Total 53 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 13
Werder Bremen 2003–04 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 – – 8 0
2004–05 Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 1[b] 0 2[c] 0 8 0
2005–06 Bundesliga 3 0 2 0 0 0 – 5 0
Total 14 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 21 0
Werder Bremen II 2004–05 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 – – – 1 0
2005–06 Regionalliga Nord 6 0 – – – 6 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2004–05 Bundesliga 11 0 – – – 11 0
1. FC Köln 2006–07 2. Bundesliga 27 1 3 0 – – 30 1
Alemannia Aachen 2007–08 2. Bundesliga 19 0 2 1 – – 21 1
2008–09 2. Bundesliga 21 0 2 0 – – 23 0
Total 40 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 44 1
Alemannia Aachen II 2007–08 Oberliga Nordrhein 1 0 – – – 1 0
FSV Frankfurt 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
FSV Frankfurt II 2009–10 Hessenliga 3 0 – – – 3 0
VfB Stuttgart II 2010–11 3. Liga 30 0 – – – 30 0
RB Leipzig 2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 7 1 1 0 – – 8 1
RB Leipzig II 2011–12 Sachsenliga 1 0 – – – 1 0
IFK Mariehamn 2013 Veikkausliiga 21 1 3 0 2[d] 0 1[e] 0 27 1
HamKam 2014 1. divisjon 8 1 2 0 – – 10 1
Ånge 2014 Division 2 1 0 – – – 1 0
Lahti 2015 Veikkausliiga 20 1 1 0 1[d] 1 1[e] 0 23 2
Jacksonville Armada 2016 NASL 11 0 – – – 11 0
Åtvidaberg 2017 Superettan 25 2 1 1 – – 26 3
Haka 2018 Ykkönen 11 0 – – – 11 0
SexyPöxyt 2018 Kolmonen 4 0 – – – 4 0
Lahti 2019 Veikkausliiga 13 0 5 0 – – 18 0
Career total 321 20 25 2 4 1 4 0 354 23
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, DFB-Pokal, Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Includes DFL-Ligapokal
  4. ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Includes Finnish League Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 2003 2 0
2004 2 0
2005 4 0
2006 4 0
Total 12 0

Honours

Werder Bremen

References

  1. ^ a b Pekka Lagerblom at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Pekka Lagerblom wechselt zum VfB II" [Pekka Lagerblom moves to VfB II] (in German). vfb.de. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Lagerblom till Norge" (in Swedish). nyan.ax. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Pekka reiser hjem" (in Norwegian). h-a.no. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Ånge värvar CL-meriterad" (in Swedish). st.nu. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Laakso, Vesa (19 July 2018). "Saksan tuplamestari Lagerblom siirtyy FC Hakan riveihin". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. ^ a b Sander, Carsten (26 September 2019). "Werder Bremen: Double-Sieger schwärmt von Johan Micoud". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  10. ^ Nimitysuutisia talenttivalmentajiksi Eteläisellä ja Läntisellä alueella, Finnish FA, 16 November 2023
  11. ^ Veikkausliiga jatkuu Ruudussa suurempana kuin koskaan – studioasiantuntijoina muun muassa Markku "Rive" Kanerva ja Tuija Hyyrynen, nelonen.fi, 9 March 2023
  12. ^ "Just Married: Pekka Lagerblom hat geheiratet" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Oona Tolppasen ja Pekka Lagerblomin toinen lapsi syntyi, Iltalehti, 6 August 2022
  15. ^ Pekka Lagerblom, Finnish FA
  16. ^ "Pekka Lagerblom". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekka_Lagerblom