Claim: Born in 1936 and chosen Finnish Player of the Year a few times, Juhani Peltonen was one of many Finnish players to play in the German Bundesliga, and he scored six goals for Hamburger SV between 1964 and 1966.
Evidence: Juhani Peltonen (born 16 June 1936) is a retired Finnish association football player. He was chosen Finnish Player of the Year three times. Peltonen was the first Finnish player to play in the German Bundesliga. Mikael Forssell – Borussia M'gladbach, Hannover 96 – 2002–03, 2008–11 Ari Hjelm – Stuttgarter Kickers – 1988–89 Lukáš Hrádecký – Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen – 2015– Sami Hyypiä – Bayer Leverkusen – 2009–11 Olli Isoaho – Arminia Bielefeld – 1982–83 Fredrik Jensen – Augsburg – 2018– Joonas Kolkka – Borussia M'gladbach – 2003–04 Pekka Lagerblom – Werder Bremen, 1. FC Nürnberg – 2003–06 Kari Laukkanen – Stuttgarter Kickers – 1988–89 Jari Litmanen – Hansa Rostock – 2004–05 Niklas Moisander – Werder Bremen – 2016– Mika Nurmela – 1. FC Kaiserslautern – 2003–05 Petri Pasanen – Werder Bremen – 2004–11 Juhani Peltonen – Hamburger SV – 1964–66 Joel Pohjanpalo – Bayer Leverkusen, 1. FC Union Berlin – 2016–18, 2019– Teemu Pukki – Schalke 04 – 2011–14 Seppo Pyykkö – Bayer Uerdingen – 1980–81 Jukka Raitala – 1899 Hoffenheim – 2009–10 Pasi Rautiainen – Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld – 1980–85 Alexander Ring – Borussia M'gladbach – 2011–13 Janne Saarinen – 1860 Munich – 2003–04 Berat Sadik – Arminia Bielefeld – 2008–09 Malick Thiaw – Schalke 04 – 2019– The forward made 38 appearances for Hamburger SV between 1964 and 1966, scoring six goals.