Rainer Forss

Rainer Forss (born 20 October 1930) is a retired Finnish professional football forward, manager and coach. He won full, Olympic and B caps for Finland at international level and was a member of Finland's 1952 Summer Olympics squad.[1][2]

Rainer Forss
Forss while with the Finland national team in 1953.
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-10-20) 20 October 1930
Place of birth Finland
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1949– Pyrkivä Turku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1956 Pyrkivä Turku
1956–1957 TuTo
1957–1960 TuWe
1960–1962 TuTo
Pargas IF
1963 TPS
National team
1951–1957 Finland 14 (0)
1951–1962 Finland B 10 (1)
1959–1960 Finland Olympic 4 (0)
Teams managed
1965–1970 TPS
1985 TPS
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Forss is a member of a football family.[3] His son (Tero) and grandsons Marcus and Niclas are all involved in football.[3]

Honours

As a player

Pyrkivä Turku

As a manager

TPS

As an individual
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References
  1. Rainer Forss at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Rainer Forss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "Två generationer Forss fortsätter i BK-46" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. "Mestarijoukkueet ja valmentajat 1950–2008 – Suomen Jalkapallovalmentajat ry". www.jalkapallovalmentajat.fi. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. "Finland – List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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