My Sporting Hero: Mixu Paatelainen on Matti Paatelainen

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nutmegfc.co.ukWelcome to a new episode of the My Sporting Hero podcast, part of Nutmeg FC. The home of brilliant football stories – made in Scotland.Top content still to come this month for Nutmeg FC subscribers includes:* Exclusive columns from the brilliant Nick Harris and our tactics guru Adam Clery.* The Slow Match Report from Daniel Gray on the second leg of the Premiership playoff final.* A three-part investigation by our latest signing Stephen McGowan.Only paid subscribers to Nutmeg FC get every piece we produce straight to their inbox – including the full version of today’s episode.This time on My Sporting Hero, our guest is Mixu Paatelainen.Hailing from an auspicious Finnish sporting family, Mixu became a beloved, no-nonsense striker in his home from home Scotland, most notably at Dundee United, Aberdeen and Hibernian. He won Scottish Cup runners-up medals with all three clubs and helped Hibs win the First Division in 1999. His spell at Bolton Wanderers led to his cult hero status being sealed with a mention in Peter Kay’s classic comedy Phoenix Nights.Mixu’s managerial career has taken him far and wide, and his charges have included Cowdenbeath, Hibs, Kilmarnock, Dundee United and the Finnish national team.Mixu’s sporting hero is his father and fellow former Finland hero Matti.Nutmeg FC | Substack