Atomu Tanaka moves to Kotka – KTP celebrated the acquisition with a sauna video

MTV told already in December, having represented HJK for a long time Atomu Tanakan to the strength of KTP, which moved to the Veikkausliiga. The Kotkala club confirmed the transfer on Monday in a hilarious way With a YouTube videowhich culminated in the steam room.

In the video, a member of the amateur theater group from Kotka Tuomas Guseff and city councilor Juhani Hodju are having a discussion about the sense of getting a season ticket for next season.

Youth representative Guseff had already acquired his jumper, but Hodju, who belongs to the papa guard, hesitated. According to him, KTP’s player material does not seem to be enough to maintain a place in the series.

The young man assured that confirmations would be found.

“Where do you find them: in the posso queue or on the boards of the sauna”, Hodju asked at the door of the sauna.

After Guseff opened it, a happy Japanese player was sitting on the door frame of the sauna.

37 years old Tanaka won five Finnish championships (2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023), two Finnish Cups (2017 and 2020) and the League Cup (2015 and 2023) during eight seasons (2015-2017, 2020-2024) at HJK. In the Veikkausliiga, Tanaka has played 141 matches and scored 24 goals in them.

In the Japanese premier league, Tanaka has represented Albirex Niigata (2005–2014) and Cerezo Osaka (2018–2020) – in a total of 227 matches, in which 19 goals were scored. He has played nine games in Japan’s youth national teams (U20 and U21).