Ilja Venäläinen

Ilja Venäläinen (born 27 September 1980) is a retired Finnish football player. He played for FF Jaro and FC KooTeePee and most recently for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), in the Finnish Premier League.

Ilja Venäläinen

Sakari Mattila (left) trailing Ilja Venäläinen of KuPS
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kuopio, Finland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
–1997	KuPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2003	KuPS	141	(42)
2004	FF Jaro	21	(5)
2005–2006	KooTeePee	49	(13)
2008–2013	KuPS	97	(29)
International career‡
2000–2001	Finland U-21	12	(0)
2011	Finland	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 October 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 February 2011