# Esa Pekonen

Esa Pekonen (born 4 November 1961) is a Finnish former footballer and manager.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Kuusysi | 1978 | Ykkönen | 4 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 2 |
| Kuusysi | 1979 | Ykkönen | 22 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| Kuusysi | 1980 | Ykkönen | 28 | 4 | – | – | 28 | 4 |
| Kuusysi | 1981 | Ykkönen | 9 | 3 | – | – | 9 | 3 |
| Kuusysi | 1982 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Kuusysi | 1983 | Mestaruussarja | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Kuusysi | 1984 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Kuusysi | 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Kuusysi | 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 2 |
| Kuusysi | Total | Total | 191 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 203 | 16 |
| AIK | 1987 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| AIK | 1988 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| AIK | 1989 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | – | – | 17 | 2 |
| AIK | Total | Total | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| Kuusysi | 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Kuusankosken Kumu | 1991 | Ykkönen | | | – | – | | |
| MYPA | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 2 | – | – | 29 | 2 |
| MYPA | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| MYPA | Total | Total | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
| Kuusysi | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 1 |
| Kuusysi | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Kuusysi | Total | Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Lahti | 1997 | Ykkönen | | | – | – | | |
| Lahti | 1998 | Ykkönen | | | – | – | | |
| Lahti | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Lahti | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 358 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 375 | 28 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in European Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| Finland | 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| Finland | 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| Finland | 1984 | 12 | 1 |
| Finland | 1985 | 7 | 1 |
| Finland | 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| Finland | 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| Finland | 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| Finland | 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 60 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pekonen goal.
List of international goals scored by Esa Pekonen :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 22 November 1984 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 2–0 | | Friendly |
| 2. | 26 February 1985 | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico | Mexico | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |

## Honours

Kuusysi
* Mestaruussarja (3): 1982, 1984, 1986
* Finnish Cup: 1983
MYPA
* Finnish Cup: 1992
Individual
* Finnish Football Journalists Player of the Year: 1986
* Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month: May 2010

## External links and references

* Esa Pekonen at National-Football-Teams.com
* Finland – International Player Records
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