Taavi Aulis Rytkönen (5 January 1929 – 16 April 2014) was a Finnish footballer.

[1] He became the country's first professional player when he signed for France's Toulouse FC in 1952.

In total Rytkönen spent eight seasons (1952–1960) in France, winning the French Cup in 1957.

A forward, he started his career in Finland with KuPS Kuopio in 1945,[2] and after returning from France he worked as player-coach of HJK Helsinki 1960–1966 and as coach 1967–1971.

[3] Rytkönen earned 37 caps for the Finnish national team, scoring seven goals.