Pekka Saravo
Date of birth | November 13, 1979 |
place of birth | Rovaniemi , Finland |
size | 187 cm |
Weight | 92 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
until 1998 | Tappara Tampere |
1998-1999 | Jyväskylä discotheque |
1999-2005 | Tappara Tampere |
2005-2008 | Luleå HF |
2008-2009 | Linköpings HC |
2009-2017 | Tappara Tampere |
Pekka Saravo (born November 13, 1979 in Rovaniemi ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who was last under contract with Tappara Tampere in the Liiga .
Career
Pekka Saravo began his career as a hockey player in the youth of the Finnish first division club Tappara Tampere , in which he was active until 1998. He then made his debut in I divisioona for Diskos Jyväskylä in the 1998/99 season . He then returned to Tappara, for which he first appeared in the SM-liiga in the 2000/01 season. With his team, the defender was runner-up in 2001 and 2002 and won the championship with the team in 2003 .
In the summer of 2005 Saravo moved to other European countries for the first time, where he received a contract with Luleå HF in the Swedish Elitserien , for which he was on the ice for the following three seasons. Before the 2008/09 season , the Finn was obliged by their league rivals Linköpings HC , for whom he played in all four group games of the newly founded Champions Hockey League and scored a goal this season.
For the 2009/10 season Saravo returned one more time to his home club Tappara Tampere in the SM-liiga.
International
For Finland , Saravo took part in the 2005 , 2006 and 2007 World Championships .
Achievements and Awards
- 2001 Finnish runner-up with Tappara Tampere
- 2002 Finnish runner-up with Tappara Tampere
- 2003 Finnish champion with Tappara Tampere
- 2016 Finnish champion with Tappara Tampere
- 2017 Finnish champion with Tappara Tampere
International
- 2006 bronze medal at the world championship
- 2007 silver medal at the world championship
Web links
- Pekka Saravo at hockeydb.com (English)
- Pekka Saravo at eurohockey.com
- Pekka Saravo at eliteprospects.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Saravo, Pekka |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1979 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rovaniemi , Finland |