Mikko Juhani Kavén (born 19 February 1975) is a retired Finnish football goalkeeper who used to play for Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga.
He is currently acting as goalkeeping coach in Veikkausliiga side Ilves.Ilveksen valmennusryhmä kasassa
Club career Kavén has also played for Kuusysi and HJK Helsinki in Finland and for Motherwell F.C. in Scotland and Vålerenga I.F. in Norway.
In 1998, he was part of the HJK squad that qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage.
International career Kavén played 15 times for Finnish national team before retiring from international games in January 2008.
Career statistics Mikko Kavén stats, Finnish FA + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKuusysi1994Veikkausliiga180–––1801995Veikkausliiga180–––1801996Ykkönen260–––260Total620000000620HJK1997Veikkausliiga50––00501998Veikkausliiga50––0050Total100000000100Motherwell1998–99Scottish Premier League1000000–100Vålerenga1999Tippeligaen3010–20602000Tippeligaen4000––40Total70100020100Tampere United2001Veikkausliiga33010––3402002Veikkausliiga29000–103002003Veikkausliiga260––603202004Veikkausliiga260––603202005Veikkausliiga260––603202006Veikkausliiga240––402802007Veikkausliiga26010–803502008Veikkausliiga26010–403102009Veikkausliiga1504060–2502010Veikkausliiga120–––120Total243070603502910Career total332080603703830
Honours Tampere United Veikkausliiga: 2001, 2006, 2007 Finnish Cup: 2007
HJK Veikkausliiga: 1997
Individual Veikkausliiga Goalkeeper of the Year: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
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