Description
Very rare match worn Finland home shirt by right-back Erkka Petäjä (number 4) in 1990 or 1991. The number was worn by Petäjä in the matches he played in this period. It is most likely the shirt from one of the matches against The Netherlands in 1991. The shirt comes from someone’s private match worn shirt collection, who received this shirt decades ago from someone wh0 knew Petäjä.
The 1990–1991 period was a difficult time for the Finland national football team. The team competed in qualification for UEFA Euro 1992 but failed to qualify after finishing behind teams such as England national football team and Republic of Ireland national football team in their group. Key players during this period included Jari Litmanen, who was beginning his international career, and Ari Hjelm.
Erkka Petäjä was a Finnish defender who played for the Finland national football team during the 1980s and early 1990s. At club level, he played for HJK Helsinki and later for clubs in Belgium, including K.V. Kortrijk and K.S.V. Waregem. He was known as a reliable defender and earned over 80 caps for Finland.
This shirt has the following characteristics of a match shirt:
- Correct player size number professionally heat pressed on the back (not commercially available)
It’s actually unclear to me if this specific model was actually commercially available in general, cause it is nowhere to be found online.
Years: 1990-1991
Size: XL
Condition: Very good
Brand: Adidas
