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Football player Matti Hiltunen

Matti Hiltunen

Born on 26 January 1933 (age 91)

National team appearances of Matti Hiltunen

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Finland	1953 - 1963	21		1	1	5		0.238
Total:		21		1	1	5		0.238

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Goals/ Caps
KPT, Kuopio	25 May 1953 - 13 Nov 1955	12		1	4	0.333
KIF, Helsinki	20 May 1956	1
KuPS, Kuopio	14 Sep 1958 - 03 Jun 1963	8	1		1	0.125

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

Nordic Championship (NC)

0.273

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.222

Total:

0.238

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
25 May 1953	Belgium	debut	20 years 3 months 29 days
13 Jun 1954	Denmark	first goal	21 years 4 months 18 days
3 Jun 1963	Denmark	last appearance	30 years 4 months 8 days

Record of Matti Hiltunen's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Norway	2		2	2				1.000	4	0.500
Hungary	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
East Germany	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Denmark	1		1	1				1.000	4	0.250
(+) other teams									11
Total:	5		5	5	0	0	0	1.000	21	0.238

Record of national team matches played by Matti Hiltunen

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Finland football team	21	1	2	18	23	86	9.5

Matti Hiltunen's international caps

as player of KPT, Kuopio:

debut age - 20 years 3 months 29 days

25 May 1953 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

2-4

Finland vs Belgium

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

30 Aug 1953 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-4

Finland vs Norway

Nordic Football Championship 1952-1955

25 May 1954 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-2

Finland vs Scotland

Friendly International

04 Jun 1954 19:00 (+1:00)

Gothenburg, Ullevi Stadion

6-0

Sweden vs Finland

Svenska Fotbollförbundet 50th Anniversary Tournament, Semifinal

age when scoring first goal - 21 years 4 months 18 days

13 Jun 1954 18:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

2-2

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1952-1955

1х

15 Aug 1954 17:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-10

Finland vs Sweden

Nordic Football Championship 1952-1955

29 Aug 1954 13:15 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

3-1

Norway vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1952-1955

1х

19 May 1955 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-9

Finland vs Hungary

Friendly International

1х

14 Aug 1955 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-3

Finland vs Norway

Nordic Football Championship 1952-1955

1х

28 Aug 1955 13:30 (+1:00)

Hälsingborg, Olympia Stadion

3-0

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1952-1955

11 Sep 1955 15:30 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-3

Finland vs Poland

Friendly International

13 Nov 1955

Split, Hajdukove Igralište

8-0

Yugoslavia* vs Finland

Friendly International

as player of KIF, Helsinki:

20 May 1956 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-5

Finland vs England

Friendly International

as player of KuPS, Kuopio:

14 Sep 1958 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-4

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959

11 Oct 1958

Dulwich, Champion Hill

3-2

England* vs Finland

Friendly International

28 Jun 1959 19:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

2-4

Finland vs Norway

Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959

02 Aug 1959 18:00 (+1:00)

Malmö, Malmö Stadion

3-1

Sweden vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959

06 Sep 1959 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

3-2

Finland vs East Germany

Friendly International

1х

04 Oct 1959 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

4-0

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959

18 Oct 1959 14:00 (+2:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-3

Finland vs Poland

XVII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 2

03 Jun 1963 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1-1

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1960-1963

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Matti Hiltunen's most often teammates

Lauri Lehtinen (1953 - 1959) - 13 games
Olavi Lahtinen (1953 - 1958) - 12 games
Kai Pahlman (1954 - 1963) - 11 games
Stig-Göran Myntti (1953 - 1958) - 10 games
Rainer Forss (1953 - 1959) - 9 games

Finland players born on 23 January

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