Rainer Forss

Rainer Forss
	Forss with the Finland national team in 1953
Personal information
Date of birth	20 October 1930
Place of birth	Finland
Date of death	2 August 2005 (aged 74)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1949–	Pyrkivä Turku
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1956	Pyrkivä Turku
1956–1957	TuTo
1958–1959	TuWe
1960–1963	TuTo
1964	Pargas IF
1964–1965	TPS
1979	Pyrkivä Turku
International career
1951–1957	Finland
1951–1962	Finland B
1959–1960	Finland Olympic
Managerial career
1965–1970	TPS
1985	TPS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rainer Forss (20 October 1930 – 2 August 2005) was a Finnish professional football who played as a forward,^[2] manager and coach. He won full, Olympic and B caps for Finland at international level and was a member of Finland's 1952 Summer Olympics squad.^[3]^[4] In addition to playing 12 Suomensarja seasons, he scored 43 goals in 72 Mestaruussarja appearances.^[5]

Personal life

Forss is a member of a football family.^[6] His son (Tero) and grandsons Marcus and Niclas are all involved in football.^[6]

Honours

As a player

Pyrkivä Turku

Mestaruussarja: 1954^[6]

As a manager

TPS

Mestaruussarja: 1968^[7]

As an individual

Mestaruussarja top-scorer: 1953^[8]

References

^ Peltola, Vesa-Matti (2019). Yhtä ja toista Urheilukunniamme puolustajista, osa 34. Urheilutietäjän kesä. p. 46.
^ "Rainer Forss". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ Rainer Forss at WorldFootball.net
^ "Rainer Forss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 48. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Två generationer Forss fortsätter i BK-46" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "Mestarijoukkueet ja valmentajat 1950–2008". Suomen Jalkapallovalmentajat ry. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
^ "Finland – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

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[1] Peltola, Vesa-Matti (2019). Yhtä ja toista Urheilukunniamme puolustajista, osa 34. Urheilutietäjän kesä. p. 46.

[2] "Rainer Forss". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[3] Rainer Forss at WorldFootball.net

[4] "Rainer Forss". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[5] Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 48. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.

[vastranyland-6] "Två generationer Forss fortsätter i BK-46" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[7] "Mestarijoukkueet ja valmentajat 1950–2008". Suomen Jalkapallovalmentajat ry. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[8] "Finland – List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

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Personal information
Forss with the Finland national team in 1953
Date of birth	(1930-10-20)20 October 1930
Place of birth	Finland
Date of death	2 August 2005(2005-08-02) (aged 74)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1949–	Pyrkivä Turku
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1956	Pyrkivä Turku		(70)
1956–1957	TuTo		(17)
1958–1959	TuWe		(5)
1960–1963	TuTo		(55)
1964	Pargas IF
1964–1965	TPS
1979	Pyrkivä Turku	1	(0)
International career
1951–1957	Finland	14	(0)
1951–1962	Finland B	10	(1)
1959–1960	Finland Olympic	4	(0)
Managerial career
1965–1970	TPS
1985	TPS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals