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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1986)}}<br />
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{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Pyry Kärkkäinen<br />
| image = Pyry Kärkkäinen 2017.jpg<br />
| image_size = 240<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|11|10}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kiuruvesi]], Finland<br />
| height = 1.85 m<br />
| currentclub = [[Pallo-Pojat Juniorit|PPJ]]<br />
| clubnumber = 6<br />
| position = [[Centre-back]]<br />
| youthyears1=<br />
| youthclubs1= Kiuruveden Palloilijat<br />
| years1 = 2003 <br />
| clubs1 = [[PK-37]] <br />
| caps1= ? <br />
| goals1 = ?<br />
| years2 = 2004–2006 <br />
| clubs2 = [[Kuopion Palloseura|KuPS]]<br />
| caps2 = 35 <br />
| goals2 = 1<br />
| years3 = 2007–2008 <br />
| clubs3 = [[FC Lahti|Lahti]] <br />
| caps3 = 46 <br />
| goals3 = 3<br />
| years4 = 2009–2010 <br />
| clubs4 = [[HJK Helsinki]]<br />
| caps4 = 35 <br />
| goals4 = 2<br />
| years5 = 2011–2012 <br />
| clubs5 = [[Kuopion Palloseura|KuPS]] <br />
| caps5 = 63 <br />
| goals5 = 2 <br />
| years6 = 2013–2017<br />
| clubs6 = [[FC Lahti|Lahti]]<br />
| caps6 = 141 <br />
| goals6 = 7<br />
| years7 = 2021–<br />
| clubs7 = [[Pallo-Pojat Juniorit|PPJ]]<br />
| caps7 = 10<br />
| goals7 = 1<br />
| nationalyears1= 2006–2009<br />
| nationalteam1= [[Finland national under-21 football team|Finland U21]]<br />
| nationalcaps1= 12 <br />
| nationalgoals1 = 0<br />
| club-update = 28 March 2022<br />
}}<br />
'''Pyry Kärkkäinen''' (born 10 November 1986) is a Finnish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Kakkonen]] club [[Pallo-Pojat Juniorit|PPJ]].<br />
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==Club career==<br />
Kärkkäinen started his career with Kiuruveden Palloilijat where he played, until joining [[PK-37]] for the season 2003. In 2003, he went on trial at [[Molde FK]]. For the season 2004, he moved to [[Kuopio]] and [[KuPS]]. He signed for three years. KuPS was relegated in 2006 and Kärkkäinen left the club and signed with [[FC Lahti]]. At that time he was already a regular in the Finnish under-19 national team. [[FC Honka]] had Kärkkäinen at trial in 2006, but chose not to offer a contract and FC Lahti's coach [[Antti Muurinen]] signed him for the first time.<br />
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In November 2008, Kärkkäinen signed a two-year contract with the capital city club [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]. Also in this time [[Antti Muurinen|Muurinen]] wanted to have the talented centre-back. He made his first appearance for HJK in the 5–1 home win against his former club KuPS on 18 April 2009. He also scored his first goal for HJK in the same match.<br />
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After having played for [[FC Lahti|Lahti]] between 2013 and 2017, Kärkkäinen took a career break. He returned to football in 2021, signing with recently promoted third-tier [[Kakkonen]] club [[Pallo-Pojat Juniorit|PPJ]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sivurajaheitto: Mitä sulle kuuluu PPJ:n iso kenttä – katsaus sisältä |url=https://ppj.fi/sivurajaheitto-mita-sulle-kuuluu-ppjn-iso-kentta-katsaus-sisalta/ |website=PPJ - Pallo-Pojat Juniorit |language=fi |date=30 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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==International career==<br />
He was a part of the [[Finland national under-21 football team|Finland U21s]], that qualified for the [[UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]] in 2009. He has also played for U17's and U19's.<br />
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==Honours==<br />
'''KuPS'''<br />
* [[Finnish League Cup]]: [[2006 Finnish League Cup|2006]]<br />
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'''Lahti'''<br />
* [[Finnish League Cup]]: [[2007 Finnish League Cup|2007]]<br />
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'''HJK Helsinki'''<br />
* [[Veikkausliiga]]: [[2009 Veikkausliiga|2009]], [[2010 Veikkausliiga|2010]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Commons category-inline}}<br />
* [http://www.hjk.fi/joukkue/?J=1&hae=317 Profile] at [http://www.hjk.fi/ HJK.fi]<br />
* [http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=55&CPID=72&pStr=Player&PLID=191194&TEID=1449 Guardian Football]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120524044601/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Default.aspx?link=%2FPlayer.aspx%3FID%3D13000677 Stats] at [http://www.Veikkausliiga.com/ Veikkausliiga.com]<br />
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[[Category:1986 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kiuruvesi]]<br />
[[Category:Finnish men's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen]]<br />
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Veikkausliiga players]]<br />
[[Category:Kakkonen players]]<br />
[[Category:Kuopion Palloseura players]]<br />
[[Category:FC Lahti players]]<br />
[[Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players]]<br />
[[Category:Finland men's youth international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Finland men's under-21 international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Pallo-Kerho 37 players]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from North Savo]]<br />
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