Juntunen, who played in the first team, died in a traffic accident.
The Mikkelin Balloliijat, who play in the Men’s First Division, made the announcement about the sad news on Monday. Defender Joona Juntunen21, died on Sunday in a traffic accident.
His father is a former Finnish national team player and football coach Miika Juntunen.
– The entire Mikkeli Palloiliäide community fondly remembers their player and, above all, a great person who joined the team playing in MP Ykkösen in March. We take part in the grief of relatives and loved ones, it was written in the press release of MP.
Joona Juntunen moved to Mikkeli for this season from JS Hercules from Oulu.
Before that, he played for, among others, the Oulu Skating Club, the Oulu Työväen Palloilijoi and the Oulu Palloseura, whose activities have been run by Miika Juntunen for a long time.
In the first team, Joona Juntunen debuted in the OPS shirt already in 2017.