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Rainer Forss

Rainer Forss

Finnish footballer (1930–2005)

Rainer Forss (20 October 1930 – 2 August 2005) was a Finnish professional football who played as a forward,[2] 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.[3][4] In addition to playing 12 Suomensarja seasons, he scored 43 goals in 72 Mestaruussarja appearances.[5]

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Personal life

Forss is a member of a football family.[6] His son (Tero) and grandsons Marcus and Niclas are all involved in football.[6]

Honours

As a player

Pyrkivä Turku

As a manager

TPS

As an individual

References

  1. [1]
    Peltola, Vesa-Matti (2019). Yhtä ja toista Urheilukunniamme puolustajista, osa 34. Urheilutietäjän kesä. p. 46.
  2. [2]
    "Rainer Forss". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    Rainer Forss at WorldFootball.net
  4. [4]
    "Rainer Forss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. [5]
    Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 48. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
  6. [6]
    "Två generationer Forss fortsätter i BK-46" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Mestarijoukkueet ja valmentajat 1950–2008". Suomen Jalkapallovalmentajat ry. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Finland – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2017.


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