| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Turo Tapani Kautonen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1989 | Reipas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1995 | Reipas | 109 | (3) |
| 1996 | Kuusysi | 24 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Lahti | 49 | (0) |
| 1999 | Mikkeli | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 205 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Finland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1991 | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Turo Tapani Kautonen (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Kautonen joined the Reipas academy in 1980, and he made his Mestaruussarja debut for Reipas in 1987; he also scored once during the 1987 season. He missed two-and-a-half seasons due to an injury sustained during the springtime of 1988, and he scored his only goal in the Veikkausliiga on 1 July 1990 during the 3–0 victory against Mikkelin Palloilijat, and became a regular starter during the 1991 season while Reipas were relegated. In 1993, he was part of the Reipas team which were runners-up in the 1993 Kakkonen.
He joined Kuusysi ahead of the 1996 season and stayed in the Ykkönen as Reippas and Kuusysi merged to form FC Lahti in 1997. He left the club after they were promoted to the Veikkausliiga by winning the 1998 Ykkönen.
Kautonen joined Mikkeli on a one-year deal during the 1999 season and he played 23 matches for the club before he retired on 1 January 2000.
Kautonen represented Finland U17 in 1987 and Finland U21 in 1991 during 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
His father Timo, brother Tommi, and uncles Mikko and Olli are former professional footballers, and later Tommi became a manager.
Only league statistics are known.
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reipas | 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 9 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | |
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Ykkönen | 22 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Kakkonen | 20 | 1 | |
| 1994 | Ykkönen | 10 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Ykkönen | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 109 | 3 | ||
| Kuusysi | 1996 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 |
| Lahti | 1997 | Ykkönen | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ykkönen | 23 | 0 | |
| Mikkeli | 1999 | Ykkönen | 23 | 0 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 205 | 3 | ||
Reipas
Lahti
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