Aulis Rytkönen [SEP] date of death
Aulis Rytkönen
Taavi Aulis Rytkönen (5 January 1929 – 16 April 2014) was a Finnish footballer. He became the country's first professional player when he signed for France's Toulouse FC in 1952.
In total Rytkönen spent eight seasons (1952–1960) in France, winning the French Cup in 1957. A forward, he started his career in Finland with KuPS Kuopio in 1945, and after returning from France he worked as player-coach of HJK Helsinki 1960–1966 and as coach 1967–1971.
Rytkönen earned 37 caps for
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- Eino Nuutinen (1950)
- János Nagy (1951)
- Eino Nuutinen (1952)
- Niilo Nordman (1953–1955)
- Aatos Lehtonen (1956–1958)
- Aulis Rytkönen (1960–71)
- Raimo Kauppinen (Jan 1, 1972–74)
- Kai Pahlman (1973–74)
- Aulis Rytkönen (July 1, 1975–79)
- Raimo Kauppinen (1975 – Dec 31, 1979)
- Martti Kuusela (Jan 1, 1980 – Dec 31, 1981)