Aarno Turpeinen

Aarno Turpeinen (21 March 1971 – 8 June 2022^[1]) was a Finnish professional footballer who played as a defender. In the 1998–99 season, Turpeinen was part of the HJK Helsinki squad that reached the group phase of UEFA Champions League as the first and only Finnish club to this day.^[2]

Aarno Turpeinen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-03-21)21 March 1971
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Date of death	8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 51)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1991	OTP	58	(0)
1992	FC Oulu	30	(0)
1993–1994	RoPS	51	(3)
1995–2004	HJK	225	(4)
Total		364	(7)
International career
1996–2002	Finland	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2024.^[3][4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OTP	1989	Mestaruussarja	7	0	–		–		7	0
	1990	Veikkausliiga	19	0	–		–		19	0
	1991	Veikkausliiga	33	0	–		–		33	0
	Total		59	0	0	0	0	0	59	0
FC Oulu	1992	Veikkausliiga	30	0	–		–		30	0
RoPS	1993	Veikkausliiga	26	2	–		–		26	2
	1994	Veikkausliiga	25	1	–		–		25	1
	Total		51	3	0	0	0	0	51	3
HJK Helsinki	1995	Veikkausliiga	11	0	–		2[b]	0	13	0
	1996	Veikkausliiga	24	0	1	0	4[c]	0	29	0
	1997	Veikkausliiga	24	0	–		1[d]	0	25	0
	1998	Veikkausliiga	25	0	1	0	6[e]	0	32	0
	1999	Veikkausliiga	22	0	–		4[c]	0	26	0
	2000	Veikkausliiga	30	2	1	0	4[c]	0	35	2
	2001	Veikkausliiga	26	1	–		4[c]	0	30	1
	2002	Veikkausliiga	28	0	–		2[c]	0	30	0
	2003	Veikkausliiga	25	0	1	0	2[e]	0	28	0
	2004	Veikkausliiga	10	1	–		2[e]	0	12	1
	Total		225	4	4	0	32	0	261	4
Career total			365	7	4	0	32	0	401	7

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of 31 December 2002

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
1996	1	0
1997	3	0
1998	8	0
1999	0	0
2000	2	0
2001	0	0
2002	2	0
Total	16	0

Honours

HJK

• Veikkausliiga: 1997, 2002, 2003
• Finnish Cup: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003