Paulus Roiha

Paulus Roiha
Personal information
Date of birth	3 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Espoo, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Honka
0000–2000	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Honka
1999–2001	HJK
2002–2003	Utrecht
2003–2004	Zwolle
2004–2006	Cercle Brugge
2006–2007	ADO Den Haag
2007	Újpest
2008–2009	HJK
2010	Åtvidaberg
2011	KuPS
International career
2001–2010	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulus Roiha (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Roiha began his Veikkausliiga career in Finland with HJK Helsinki. He was the top scorer in Finland in 2001 with 22 goals. In September 2001 he scored twice for the club against Celtic in a UEFA Cup tie, which HJK eventually lost 3–2 on aggregate.

He transferred to Utrecht from HJK in 2001 for a €500,000 transfer fee. Roiha has since also played for Zwolle in the Netherlands and for Cercle Brugge in Belgium. He joined ADO Den Haag on a free transfer from Cercle Brugge during the January 2006 transfer window playing his first Eredivisie match with them on 28 January 2007.^[1]

After a short stint with Hungarian club Újpest, the club released him because of an injury in January 2010, and a few days later he signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki. However, injuries kept him sidelined for most of the 2009 season and he was released by HJK at the end of the season. In 2010, Roiha joined newly promoted Allsvenskan club Åtvidabergs FF on a free transfer. The club, however, suffered relegation to Superettan and he left after the season.^[2] In the 2011 season, Roiha played for Finnish club KuPS. After the season, he decided to retire from football.^[3]

International career

Roiha played his first match for the Finnish national team on 1 February 2001 against Sweden; however, he was not able to become a regular for Finland in qualifying matches due to injuries.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2011

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Other		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Honka	1997	Ykkönen					—		—
	1998	Ykkönen					—		—
	1999	Ykkönen					—		—
	Total		32	7			—		—		32	7
HJK	1999	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2000	Veikkausliiga	33	11	1	0	0	0	3^[b]	3	35	14
	2001	Veikkausliiga	31	22	0	0	0	0	4^[b]	1	35	23
	Total		65	33	1	0	0	0	7	4	73	37
Utrecht	2001–02	Eredivisie	12	3	2	0	—		—		14	3
	2002–03	Eredivisie	24	3	0	0	—		1^[b]	0	25	3
	2003–04	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	—		1^[b]	0	4	0
	Total		39	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	43	6
PEC Zwolle	2003–04	Eredivisie	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Cercle Brugge	2004–05	Belgian First Division	30	9	1	0	—		—		31	9
	2005–06	Belgian First Division	11	1	1	0	—		—		12	1
	Total		41	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	43	10
ADO Den Haag	2005–06	Eredivisie	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2006–07	Eredivisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Újpest	2007–08	NB I	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
HJK	2008	Veikkausliiga	18	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	20	11
	2009	Veikkausliiga	5	0	0	0	1^[c]	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		23	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	26	11
Klubi 04	2009	Ykkönen	3	3	—		—		—		3	3
Åtvidaberg	2010	Allsvenskan	28	7	—		—		—		28	7
KuPS	2011	Veikkausliiga	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Career total			262	77	7	2	1	0	9	4	279	83

^ Includes Suomen Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Includes UEFA Cup
^ Includes Finnish League Cup

International

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	2	0
2002	3	0
2003	4	0
2004	1	0
2005	3	3
2006	3	1
2007	0	0
2008	2	0
2009	0	0
2010	2	0
Total	20	4

International goals

Finland's score first.

#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 February 2005	Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	2–1	Win	Friendly
2.	2 February 2005	Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	2–1	Win	Friendly
3.	17 October 2005	Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	3–0	Win	2006 World Cup qualification
4.	21 January 2006	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Draw	Friendly

References

^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
^ Thapper, Kenneth (12 November 2010). "ÅFF tvingas släppa minst tre spelare – Folkbladet". folkbladet.se (in Swedish).
^ "Veikkausliiga.com: Paulus Roiha lopettaa uransa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 24 November 2011.

External links

Profile at HJK.fi
Stats at Veikkausliiga.com

[sc-4] Includes Suomen Cup

[uc-5] Includes UEFA Cup

[flc-6] Includes Finnish League Cup

[1] "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 5 February 2007.

[2] Thapper, Kenneth (12 November 2010). "ÅFF tvingas släppa minst tre spelare – Folkbladet". folkbladet.se (in Swedish).

[3] "Veikkausliiga.com: Paulus Roiha lopettaa uransa". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 24 November 2011.

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