Eero Korte

Eero Korte (born 20 September 1987) is a Finnish football midfielder currently playing for Ilves in the Finnish Premier Division.

Eero Korte
Eero Korte in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987
Place of birth Orimattila, Finland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ilves
Number 8
Youth career
Lahden Reipas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 FC Lahti 118 (8)
2011–2013 JJK 40 (3)
2014 FC Lahti 22 (1)
2015– Ilves 23 (2)
National team
Finland U17
– Finland U19
– Finland U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2015

He's often been called "the next Jari Litmanen" by Finnish football experts due to his phenomenal technique, but hasn't yet quite lived up to his expectations. Although Korte made his Veikkausliiga debut already in 2004, only at the age of 16, he suffered from multiple injuries during the first years at Lahti. During the years 2003-2004 he was invited to various training camps of clubs like AFC Ajax, Chelsea and Fiorentina.[1][2][3]

The 2008 season is widely believed to be the year of his breakthrough in the Premier Division. During the next season he played in all FC Lahti's matches, as they placed third in Veikkausliiga.

But soon after the 2010 season as FC Lahti were relegated from Veikkausliiga, Korte joined JJK on a two-year contract.[4]

After spending two years in JJK he returned to Lahti for one season before joining in newly promoted Ilves on a two-year contract.[5]

References
  1. Korte on trial at Ajax Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  2. Korte on trial at Chelsea Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. Korte joins Fiorentina on trial Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  4. Korte joins JJK (in Finnish)
  5. Korte joins Ilves Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)

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