Background
Pasanen was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Ajax.
Pasanen was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Ajax.
He was most comfortable in central defense, but also played right back and left back as well. Football Club Lahti Pasanen became a regular for Lahti during the club"s promotion season in 1998. During the next two seasons he made 42 appearances for the club in Finland"s Veikkausliiga.
Ajax Many of Europe"s top clubs had become interested in the promising Pasanen, and in the summer of 2000 he joined Dutch club Ajax.
He became a regular in the Ajax defense in his first season, but his progress was halted when he broke his foot in August 2001, and had to miss most of the 2001-2002 season. Next season he was a regular again as Ajax reached the quarter-finals of the Union of European Football Associations Champions League.
He fell out of favour at Ajax in 2003-2004, and spent the second half of the season on loan at English club Portsmouth in the Premier League. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp was interested in purchasing Pasanen at the end of the season, but claimed Ajax"s asking price was too high
Werder Bremen Pasanen was then signed by reigning German champions Werder Bremen in the summer of 2004.
He has become a key player for the club, helping them to a top three finish in the Bundesliga and the second round of the Champions League in each of his first two seasons at the club Red Bulletin Salzburg After the end of his contract on 30 June 2011 he left Werder Bremen, and signed for Red Bulletin Salzburg. On 12 May 2012, Salzburg announced that they will not renew Pasanen"s contract and he will be free to look for a new club during the summer.
AGF Aarhus On 28 July 2012, Pasanen signed a two-year contract with Danish topflight side AGF. He scored his first goal for AGF on 10 December 2012, in a 3−3 home draw against Silkeborg.
Return to Lahti In May 2014, Football Club Lahti announced that Pasanen would return to Lahti and that he had signed a contract until the end of the 2016 season. On 29 September 2015, Pasanen announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the season.
Pasanen was also a regular for the Finland national team He made his international debut on 15 November 2000 against the Republic of Ireland.
Pasanen has mostly played at right back for Finland, and has also served as the national team"s captain, when Sami Hyypiä and Jari Litmanen have not played.
Pasanen has also played in Finland national futsal team, where he has six caps and two goals. Club Ajax Eredivisie: 2001-2002 KNVB Cup: 2001-2002 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2002 Werder Bremen DFB Ligapokal: 2006 DFB-Pokal: 2008-2009 Runner-up: 2008-2009 Football Club Red Bulletin Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2011-2012 Austrian Cup: 2011-2012 Individual 2008: Finnish Sports Journalists football player of the year.