Kalle Oranen

Seppo Kalevi (Kalle) Oranen (born 26 February 1946, Boekelo) is a former Dutch footballer. He came during his football career for Sportclub Enschede, FC Twente and SC Heracles.

Oranen is the son of a Finnish father and Dutch mother. He played football in the youth of Sportclub Enschede and at the age of eighteen made his debut for the club in the Eredivisie. From 1965 Oranen was part of the selection of FC Twente, the club where SC Enschede had risen. He was originally attacker, but was later drafted mainly as left back. Only from the 1970/71 season he acquired a permanent basis. In the season 1971/72 he formed with Kees van Ierssel, Epi Drost, Willem de Vries and goalkeeper Piet Schrijvers the starting lineup in the FC Twente defense, which allowed only thirteen goals, a record low for an Eredivisie season.

With Oranen Twente played 28 European Cup matches, including the finals of the UEFA Cup in 1975. In the league, he scored three goals in 207 matches for the Enschede. In 1977, he won the Twente KNVB Cup, although he only came once to play in that tournament.

In the summer of 1977 he moved to SC Heracles. For the Almelo club he played five seasons. Meanwhile, he studied at the Academy of Physical Education in The Hague and he was employed as a teacher at an elementary school. In 1982, he finished his pro career. After this he was sports teacher at the University of Twente and was coach its student football team VV Drienerlo. He retired in August 2008.

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