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Peter Enckelman
Peter Enckelman (born March 10, 1977 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper.
He signed for his first English club, Aston Villa, from his hometown team, TPS Turku in February 1999. Signed due to fellow goalkeeper David James' recurring injury problems, he enjoyed a few outings during the 1999/2000 season.
He made his debut during a 3-1 defeat against Arsenal on September 11, 1999 as a second-half substitute, his first start coming three days, and a single fixture, later against Chester City in the League Cup.
As James left the team, Enckelman was pleased when he was called upon in some of the later fixtures, as he expected to be seeing some more first-team action. However, the signing of former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel put a considerable damper on things, as, apart from the matches in Aston Villa's Intertoto Cup campaign of that season, he was left with virtually no playing time. It was only when Graham Taylor took over as manager that Enckelman was restored as first choice keeper, as Schmeichel was sold to Manchester City.
Enckelman was the culprit for a goal which is seen amongst many to be the most bizarre in the history of the Premiership - as Olof Mellberg took a throw-in to the keeper, Enckelman misjudged the bounce of the ball and it slid under his foot, resulting in a goal for Birmingham City direct from the throw.
In November 2003, he was loaned to Blackburn Rovers for a month, signing an emergency goalkeeper due to the team's injury crisis. They made this deal permanent in January 2004. Enckelman made his debut for the club in May 2004 against Tottenham Hotspur.
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