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Teemu Tainio

Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer

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Born
November 27, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1979

About Teemu Tainio

Teemu Mikael Tainio (born 27 November 1979) is a Finnish football coach and former player. Tainio began his career with his local club, TP-47, before moving to FC Haka in 1996. A year later, he moved to France to play for Auxerre. After eight years there, he joined English club Tottenham Hotspur, where he spent three years before joining Sunderland. After a loan spell with Birmingham City during the 2009–10 season, he moved to Dutch club Ajax, before joining the New York Red Bulls in 2011. Following a trial at Manchester United in March 1997, Tainio was bought by French top-tier club AJ Auxerre in 1997 for a fee equivalent of €760,000 in current currency, and spent eight years at the club.

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Teemu Tainio timeline

  1. Tainio began his career with his local club, TP-47, before moving to FC Haka in 1996.
  2. Following a trial at Manchester United in March 1997, Tainio was bought by French top-tier club AJ Auxerre in 1997 for a fee equivalent of €760,000 in current currency, and spent eight years at the club.

The world when Teemu Tainio was born

Teemu Tainio was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Teemu Tainio's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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