Pekka Lagerblom

Pekka Lagerblom
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 FC Lahti 55 (13)
2004–2006 SV Werder Bremen 14 (0)
2005 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 11 (0)
2006–2007 1. FC Köln 27 (1)
2007–2009 TSV Alemannia Aachen 40 (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 IF 1 (0)
2015 FC Lahti 20 (1)
2016 Jacksonville Armada 11 (0)
National team‡
2003–2006 Finland 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2008

Pekka Lagerblom (born 19 October 1982 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer.

Career

FC Lahti

Lagerblom is a versatile midfielder who 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.

Werder Bremen

In January 2004, he 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.

Köln

In the summer of 2006, he decided to move to Köln in search of more first team football. He gained 27 appearances in the team and scored one goal.

Alemannia Aachen

In summer 2007, he went to Alemannia Aachen. Between years 2007 and 2009 he represented the team in 40 matches.

FSV Frankfurt

On 4 June 2009, Lagerblom left Aachen and signed a one-year contract with FSV Frankfurt. He played in 13 matches during the season.

VfB Stuttgart II

On 6 July 2010, Lagerblom moved to VfB Stuttgart II[1] where he made 30 appearances in season 2010-2011.

RB Leipzig

One year later he signed for RB Leipzig. He left the team after making only 7 caps for the team.

IFK Mariehamn

On 20 February 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Veikkausliiga team IFK Mariehamn.[2]

Hamarkameratene

On 21 December 2013, it was announced that Lagerblom would be joining Norwegian side Hamarkamratene[3] signing a three-year contract. On 26 July 2014 it was announced that he would leave the team.[4]

Ånge IF

On 17 July 2014, it was announced that Lagerblom joined Swedish side division 4 club Ånge IF.[5] He was injured in his debut versus Hudiksvalls FF.

Return to FC Lahti

On 8 January 2015, FC Lahti announced the signing of Lagerblom for the 2015 Veikkausliiga season.[6]

International career

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

Personal

Pekka married Anna-Maria (née Lewe), the younger sister of German pop-singer Sarah Connor in January 2005.[7] The couple separated in 2009, while she had a new relationship with footballer Mesut Özil.[8]

His older brother, Lasse, is a former footballer.

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen

Career statistics

International

As of 19 August 2011[9]
Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
200320
200420
200540
200640
Total120

References

  1. ↑ "Pekka Lagerblom wechselt zum VfB II" [Pekka Lagerblom moves to VfB II] (in German). vfb.de. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Finsk tidigare landslagsmittfältare ansluter till IFK" (in Swedish). ifkmariehamn.com. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lagerblom till Norge" (in Swedish). nyan.ax. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Pekka reiser hjem" (in Norwegian). h-a.no. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ånge värvar CL-meriterad" (in Swedish). st.nu. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pekka Lagerblom palaa FC Lahteen". FC Lahti website (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Just Married: Pekka Lagerblom hat geheiratet" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "Für Özil läuft es doppelt rund" (in German). sport.de.msn.com. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Pekka Lagerblom". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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