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Kaarlo Rantanen

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Kaarlo Rantanen
Rantanen with Ilves in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kaarlo Verneri Rantanen[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–1997 Ilves
1998–2001 Orimattilan Pedot
2002–2007 Reipas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Lahti 19 (0)
2007–2008City Stars (loan) 24 (3)
2009Hämeenlinna (loan) 4 (1)
2010 Topvar Topoľčany ? (?)
2010 Ilves 3 (0)
2011 Nõmme Kalju 16 (2)
2011 Nõmme Kalju II 2 (0)
2012 Kuusysi 22 (11)
2013–2014 Ilves 20 (2)
2015 Kuusysi 8 (0)
2015 Ilves II 5 (1)
Total 123 (20)
International career
2006 Finland U18 6 (0)
2008 Finland U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kaarlo Verneri Rantanen (born 14 December 1988) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Rantanen progressed through the youth systems of Ilves, Orimattilan Pedot and Reipas before joining Lahti in early 2007.[2] Rantanen made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 11 May 2007 in the match against HJK Helsinki.[3]

He since left for Slovakia, where Rantanen signed with Topvar Topoľčany. After an unsuccessful stint, he returned to his home club Ilves. For the 2011 season, Rantanen signed with Estonian club Nõmme Kalju.[4] He shortly returned to Ilves for the 2015 season, before retiring from football due to recurring injuries.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Meistriliiga II vooru protokollid". Jalgpall (in Estonian). 12 March 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Kaarlo Rantanen Ilvekseen". Ilves jalkopallo (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "FC Lahti – HJK Helsinki | Juha Tamminen". Juha Tamminen. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Kalju sõlmis lepingu soomlasest keskpoolkaitsjaga". Jalgpall (in Estonian). 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Kaarlo Rantanen tähtää paluuseen Ilves paidassa". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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