Sakari Tukiainen
Sakari Tukiainen (born 2 October 1991) is a Finnish striker who plays for Ykkönen club HIFK. Club career Tukiainen began his career with Finnish youth academy Espoo Palloseura (EPS), where he played from 1997 until 2008 when he quit the game. At EPS, Tukiainen played as a defender. He stopped playing football at the age of 17 due to lack of motivation. After a five-year break, his friend encouraged him to play for Club Latino Español who were playing in the 7th Division in Helsinki. Club Latino Español in Helsinki who were then coached by Paraguayan Rodrigo Acosta. Acosta saw a striker in Tukiainen, and he was their best in 2013 with 30 goals. In January 2014, he moved to neighboring club Atlantis FC, who were playing in the Finnish Kakkonen and coached by the Brazilian Alan Arruda. He started with the reserve team, but joined the first team during the preseason. His goal star continued to be brilliant in Atlantis, as during the season 2014 Tukiainen scored 40 goals in 27 games and broke Kakkonen's one-time goal, which was formerly owned by Pasi Nevanperä and Joel Pohjanpalo (33 goals). In November 2014, Tukiainen went to a test camp at