SOCCER PLAYER
Petri Pasanen
1980 - Today

Petri Pasanen
Petri Pasanen (born 24 September 1980) is a Finnish football coach, TV studio presenter and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most comfortable as centre-back, but also played right-back and left-back as well. Pasanen began his senior career in his native Finland before moving to Ajax. He spent most of his career at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen which he represented in the UEFA Champions League in multiple seasons, and in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2024). Petri Pasanen is the 6,404th most popular soccer player (down from 5,836th in 2024), the 460th most popular biography from Finland (down from 439th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Petri Pasanen ranks 6,404 out of 21,273. Before him are Vladimir Fyodorov, Katsuhiro Hamada, Ricardo, Boško Balaban, Youssouf Fofana, and Marko Dmitrović. After him are Eddie Howe, Alexander Wood, Adam Lallana, Nahuel Molina, Jota, and Sergey Andreyev.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Fyodorov
1956 - 1979
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 6,404
Katsuhiro Hamada
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 6,405
Ricardo
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 6,406
Boško Balaban
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 6,407
Youssouf Fofana
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,408
Marko Dmitrović
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,409
Petri Pasanen
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,410
Eddie Howe
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,411
Alexander Wood
1907 - 1987
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,412
Adam Lallana
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,413
Nahuel Molina
1998 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,414
Jota
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,415
Sergey Andreyev
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 6,416
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Petri Pasanen ranks 285. Before him are T.I., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sophia Myles, Joo Sae-hyuk, Albert Pujols, and Mamiko Noto. After him are Olivia Munn, Carlos Salcido, Ibrahim Maalouf, Joakim Brodén, Trevor Moore, and Fábio.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsT.I.
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 279
Lin-Manuel Miranda
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 280
Sophia Myles
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 281
Joo Sae-hyuk
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 282
Albert Pujols
BASEBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 283
Mamiko Noto
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 284
Petri Pasanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 285
Olivia Munn
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 286
Carlos Salcido
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 287
Ibrahim Maalouf
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 288
Joakim Brodén
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 289
Trevor Moore
ACTOR
1980 - 2021
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 290
Fábio
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 291
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Petri Pasanen ranks 460 out of 751. Before him are Toimi Pitkänen (1928), Tapio Kantanen (1949), Jutta Urpilainen (1975), Esa Tikkanen (1965), Kai Hahto (1973), and Henna Virkkunen (1972). After him are Niklas Moisander (1985), Pihla Viitala (1982), Krista Kosonen (1983), Carita Holmström (1954), Marco Casagrande (1971), and Hannu Siitonen (1949).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsToimi Pitkänen
ATHLETE
1928 - 2016
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 454
Tapio Kantanen
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 455
Jutta Urpilainen
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 456
Esa Tikkanen
HOCKEY PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 457
Kai Hahto
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 458
Henna Virkkunen
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 459
Petri Pasanen
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 460
Niklas Moisander
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 461
Pihla Viitala
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 462
Krista Kosonen
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 463
Carita Holmström
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 464
Marco Casagrande
ARCHITECT
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 465
Hannu Siitonen
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 466
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Finland
Among soccer players born in Finland, Petri Pasanen ranks 5. Before him are Jari Litmanen (1971), Sami Hyypiä (1973), Aulis Rytkönen (1929), and Teemu Pukki (1990). After him are Niklas Moisander (1985), Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975), Tim Sparv (1987), Joonas Kolkka (1974), Joel Pohjanpalo (1994), Ari Hjelm (1962), and Hannu Tihinen (1976).
Jari Litmanen
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1
Sami Hyypiä
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2
Aulis Rytkönen
1929 - 2014
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 3
Teemu Pukki
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 4
Petri Pasanen
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5
Niklas Moisander
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 6
Jussi Jääskeläinen
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 7
Tim Sparv
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 8
Joonas Kolkka
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 9
Joel Pohjanpalo
1994 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 10
Ari Hjelm
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 11
Hannu Tihinen
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 12














































