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| caption = Makkonen in his professional debut season with Ässät in 1974
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|20}}
| birth_place = [[Harjavalta]], [[Finland]]
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'''Kari Makkonen''' (born January 20, 1955) is a [[Finns|Finnish]] retired professional [[ice hockey]] player
==Playing career==
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Makkonen played his entire SM-liiga career for [[Pori]] based team [[Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey)|Ässät]], playing from 1974 until 1991. Makkonen was drafted 194th overall in the [[1975 NHL Amateur Draft]] by the [[New York Islanders]] and was also drafted 127th by the [[Indianapolis Racers]] in the [[1975 WHA Amateur Draft]] and 42nd by the [[Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)|Phoenix Roadrunners]] in the [[1976 WHA Amateur Draft]], though he elected to remain in Finland. Makkonen would eventually make the move to North America in 1979, where he signed for the [[Edmonton Oilers]] for the [[1979-80 NHL season]]. He would play just nine games for Edmonton however, scoring two goals and two assists. He also played sixteen games in the [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]] for the [[Houston Apollos]], scoring five goals and five assists. It would be Makkonen's only season in North America as he would return to Ässät the following year.
Makkonen retired from playing in 1991 and he was inducted into the [[Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1995. His jersey number was retired by Ässät in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-14 |title=Porin Ässät jäädyttää Kari Makkosen ja Pekka Rautakallion pelipaidat |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20050066 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jääkiekon SM-liiga – Liiga.fi |url=https://liiga.fi/en/news/17342/assat-jaadytti-kari-makkosen-pelipaidan-%E2%80%93-tehoketjun-tarkea-lenkki-edusti-voimahyokkaajien-aatelia |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=liiga.fi}}</ref>
==Coaching career==
Makkonen
▲Makkonen's first SM-liiga coaching job came when he coached [[Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey)|Ässät]] for a short period. Makkonen also was employed by [[Lukko]] for some time before he was employed by [[Tappara]] as an assistant coach for [[Jukka Rautakorpi]]
==Career statistics==
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