Pentti Matikainen
Finnish ice hockey player
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| Intro | Finnish ice hockey player | |
| Places | Finland | |
| is | Athlete Ice hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 5 October 1950, Joensuu | |
| Age | 74 years | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Pentti Matikainen (born October 5, 1950 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish hockey coach and general manager. He was selected the SM-liiga coach of the year in 1984. As the coach of the Finnish national ice hockey team, he led Finland to silver medals in the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships, and to third place in the 1991 Canada Cup. Matikainen was the coach of HIFK from 1987 to 1990 and its CEO from 2001 to 2008.