What is Petri Pasanen?
{{Football player infobox |playername=Petri Pasanen |image=Petri Pasanen7.jpg |image_size=200px |fullname=Petri Pasanen |birth_date={{birth date and age|1980|9|24|df=yes}} |birth_place=[[Lahti]], [[Finland]] |death_date= |height={{height|m=1.85}} |position=[[Defender (football)|Defender]] |currentclub=[[F.C. Red Bull Salzburg]] |clubnumber=8 |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= |years1=1996<br/>1997-2000<br/>1997-1998<br/>2000-2004<br/>2004<br/>2004- 2011<br>2011- |clubs1=[[F.C. Lahti|Kuusysi Lahti]]<br/>[[F.C. Lahti|Lahti]]<br/>→[[F.C. Hämeenlinna|Hämeenlinna]] (loan)<br/>[[A.F.C. Ajax|Ajax]]<br/>→[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (loan)<br/>[[S.V. Werder Bremen 1899|Werder Bremen]]<br>FC Red Bull Salzburg |nationalyears1=2000-2009 |nationalteam1=[[Finland national football team|Finland]] |manageryears1= |managerclubs1= }} '''Petri Pasanen''' (born 24 September 1980) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Association football|football]] player. He plays for [[F.C. Red Bull Salzburg]] in the [[Austrian Bundesliga]] and the [[Finland national football team|Finland national team]]. He plays as central defender but also can play left or right back. ==Career== He started with Kuusysi Lahti and soon raised the interest of European top teams. In 2000, he went to [[Ajax Amsterdam]] and became a regular player in the first squad. In August 2001 he broke his leg and missed most of the 2001/02 season. After his injury he came back to the team. With Ajax he reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in the 2003/04 season. During the second half of the 2003/04 season he was on loan at English club Portsmouth in the Premier League. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was interested in buing Pasanen at the end of the season, but the price was to high. So Pasanen signed with SV Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. After the end of his contract on 30 June 2011 he left Werder Bremen and signed for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. He became a regular player from the beginning. Pasanen is also a regular for the Finland national