Hannu Patronen
Personal information
Full name	Hannu Patronen
Date of birth	May 23, 1984 (1984-05-23) (age 25)
Place of birth	Järvenpää, Finland
Height	1.91m (6ft 3in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Helsingborgs IF
Number	5
Youth career
	FC Honka
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007–2008 2008–	FC Honka Helsingborgs IF	00470(2) 033 0(1)
National team2
2008	Finland	1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 Jan 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 00:22, 19 June 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Hannu Patronen (born 23 May 1984) is a Finnish footballer who is best known as a central defender despite his history as a defensive midfielder. He made 47 caps for his Finnish club side FC Honka before agreeing on a move to Swedish Premier Division outfit Helsingborgs IF on July 12, 2008. Patronen signed a 3,5 years long contract with the Swedes.

During his spell at the Espoo based club, Patronen became something of a favourite among supporters of FC Honka.

Patronen made his debut with Helsingborgs IF on July 15, 2008 at home against AIK and played for 90 minutes. HIF won the game 2 - 1.

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