Jari Vanhala
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 August 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1990 | Grankulla IFK | 153 | (69) |
1991 | FF Jaro | 33 | (19) |
1992–1994 | HJK | 78 | (22) |
1995–1996 | FF Jaro | 50 | (27) |
1996–1997 | Bradford City | 1 | (0) |
1997–1998 | FinnPa | 45 | (9) |
1999 | Inter Turku | 15 | (3) |
2000 | Grankulla IFK | 0 | (0) |
Total | 375 | (149) | |
International career | |||
1992–1997 | Finland | 23 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jari Vanhala (born 29 August 1965) is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
Club career
Born in Helsinki, Vanhala spent the majority of his playing career in Finland, playing with Grankulla IFK, FF Jaro, HJK, FinnPa and Inter Turku.[1] However, he also made one substitute appearance in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1996–97 season,[2][3] playing for 18 minutes.[4]
International career
Between 1992 and 1997, Vanhala earned 23 caps for the Finnish national side, scoring two goals,[1] including appearing in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Jari Vanhala". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ Jari Vanhala at Soccerbase
- ^ "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
- ^ Jari Vanhala – FIFA competition record (archived)
Categories:
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Finnish footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Grankulla IFK players
- FF Jaro players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- FinnPa players
- FC Inter Turku players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- English Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Finnish football biography stubs