Paatelainen Returns To Britain With Hibs


Mixu In His Bolton Days

By Mark Heys
January 10 2008

Former Bolton Wanderers striker Mixu Paatelainen has made an emotional return to British football today after being named as John Collins successor at Scottish club Hibernian.

Paatelainen, who also had two playing spells at Hibs in the latter stages of his career, returns to Easter Road after a short spell in charge of TPS in his native Finland.

Bolton fans remember the big Finn with fondness following his three year spell with the club between 1994 and 1997 during which time he helped the club to the League Cup Final and two promotions to the top flight.

The majority of his career has been spent in Scotland though and the role with Hibs is not his first in management as he has previously been in charge at Cowdenbeath and the aforementioned TPS,

 

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