Jari Litmanen

Jari Litmanen
	Litmanen in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jari Olavi Litmanen
Date of birth	20 February 1971 (age 55)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder; Second striker
Youth career
1977–1987	Reipas
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1990	Reipas
1991	HJK
1992	MyPa
1992–1999	Ajax
1999–2001	Barcelona
2001–2002	Liverpool
2002–2004	Ajax
2004	Lahti
2005	Hansa Rostock
2005–2007	Malmö FF
2008	Fulham
2008–2010	Lahti
2011	HJK
Total
International career
1989–2010	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jari Litmanen (born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish football player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reipas Lahti	1987	Mestaruussarja	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	1988	Mestaruussarja	26	8	4	0	—		—		30	8
	1989	Mestaruussarja	25	6	4	2	—		—		29	8
	1990	Mestaruussarja	26	14	3	0	—		—		29	14
	Total		86	28	12	2	0	0	0	0	98	30
HJK Helsinki	1991	Veikkausliiga	27	16	0	0	2	0	—		29	16
MyPa	1992	Veikkausliiga	18	7	6	4	—		—		24	11
Ajax	1992–93	Eredivisie	12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	1
	1993–94	Eredivisie	30	26	3	4	5	4	1	2	39	36
	1994–95	Eredivisie	27	17	4	2	11	6	1	1	43	26
	1995–96	Eredivisie	26	14	2	0	12	9	0	0	40	23
	1996–97	Eredivisie	16	6	1	0	7	2	1	0	25	8
	1997–98	Eredivisie	25	16	3	4	6	2	0	0	34	22
	1998–99	Eredivisie	23	11	5	1	4	1	1	0	33	13
	Total		159	91	19	11	46	24	4	3	228	129
Barcelona	1999–2000	La Liga	21	3	2	1	8	0	1	0	32	4
	2000–01	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		21	3	2	1	8	0	1	0	32	4
Liverpool	2000–01	Premier League	5	1	2	1	2	0	2	0	11	2
	2001–02	Premier League	21	4	1	0	9	3	1	0	32	7
	Total		26	5	3	1	11	3	3	0	43	9
Ajax	2002–03	Eredivisie	14	5	1	0	7	2	0	0	22	7
	2003–04	Eredivisie	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		20	5	1	0	10	2	0	0	31	7
Lahti	2004	Veikkausliiga	11	3	1	0	1	0	—		13	3
Hansa Rostock	2004–05	Bundesliga	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Malmö FF	2005	Allsvenskan	2	1		0	2	0	—		4	1
	2006	Allsvenskan	8	2		0	—		—		8	2
	2007	Allsvenskan	0	0			—		—		0	0
	Total		10	3			2	0	0	0	12	3
Fulham	2007–08	Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Lahti	2008	Veikkausliiga	6	3	0	0	—		0	0	6	3
	2009	Veikkausliiga	13	2	2	0	6	1	3	1	24	4
	2010	Veikkausliiga	21	5	0	0	—		2	0	23	5
	Total		40	10	2	0	6	1	5	1	53	12
HJK Helsinki	2011	Veikkausliiga	18	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	22	2
Career total			449	173	48	20	15	4	87	30	599	227

Finnish League Cup held for the first time in 1994.

International

Win Draw Loss

No.	Date	Home team	Visiting team	Goals	Score	Result	Venue	Competition
1.	16 May 1991	Finland	Malta	87' 2–0	2–0	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
2.	25 March 1992	Scotland	Finland	41' 1–1	1–1	Draw	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Friendly
3.	13 October 1993	Sweden	Finland	60' 3–2	3–2	Loss	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	16 November 1994	Finland	Faroe Islands	53' 2–0 72' 3–0	5–0	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5.	16 November 1994	Finland	Faroe Islands	53' 2–0 72' 3–0	5–0	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
6.	29 March 1995	San Marino	Finland	45' 0–1	0–2	Win	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
7.	11 June 1995	Finland	Greece	45+1' 1–1 (pen.)	2–1	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
8.	2 June 1996	Finland	Turkey	25' 1–0	1–2	Loss	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	Friendly
9.	2 February 1997	Turkey	Finland	17' 0–1	1–1	Draw	Atatürk Stadium, Denizli	Friendly
10.	2 April 1997	Azerbaijan	Finland	26 ' 0–1	1–2	Win	Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	8 June 1997	Finland	Azerbaijan	65' 2–0	3–0	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	6 September 1997	Switzerland	Finland	16' 0–1	1–2	Win	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	14 October 1998	Turkey	Finland	90+6' 1–3	1–3	Win	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
14.	29 March 2000	Wales	Finland	21' 0–1	1–2	Win	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Friendly
15.	16 August 2000	Finland	Norway	24' 1–0 61' 2–1	3–1	Win	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki	2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
16.	16 August 2000	Finland	Norway	24' 1–0 61' 2–1	3–1	Win	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki	2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
17.	2 September 2000	Finland	Albania	45 ' 1–0	2–1	Win	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.	15 August 2001	Finland	Belgium	3–0 (pen.)	4–1	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	Friendly
19.	5 September 2001	Finland	Greece	53' 5–1	5–1	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.	27 March 2002	Portugal	Finland	41' 1–3 53' 1–4	1–4	Win	Estádio do Bessa, Porto	Friendly
21.	27 March 2002	Portugal	Finland	41' 1–3 53' 1–4	1–4	Win	Estádio do Bessa, Porto	Friendly
22.	30 April 2003	Finland	Iceland	55' 1–0 (pen.)	3–0	Win	Pohjola Stadion, Myyrmäki, Vantaa	Friendly
23.	31 April 2004	Malta	Finland	86' 0–2	1–2	Win	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta	Friendly
24.	28 May 2004	Finland	Sweden	8' 1–0 (pen.)	1–3	Loss	Ratina Stadion, Tampere	Friendly
25.	26 March 2005	Czech Republic	Finland	46 ' 2–1	4–3	Loss	Na Stinadlech, Teplice	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.	2 September 2006	Poland	Finland	54' 0–1 76' 0–2 (pen.)	1–3	Win	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Bydgoszcz	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
27.	2 September 2006	Poland	Finland	54' 0–1 76' 0–2 (pen.)	1–3	Win	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Bydgoszcz	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
28.	11 October 2006	Kazakhstan	Finland	29' 0–1	0–2	Win	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
29.	6 February 2008	Finland	Greece	66' 1–0	1–2	Loss	Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia	Friendly
30.	26 March 2008	Bulgaria	Finland	22' 0–1 (pen.)	2–1	Loss	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	Friendly
31.	9 September 2009	Liechtenstein	Finland	74' 0–1 (pen.)	1–1	Draw	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
32.	17 November 2010	Finland	San Marino	71' 6–0 (pen.)	8–0	Win	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

MyPa

Finnish Cup: 1992

Ajax

Liverpool

HJK

Veikkausliiga: 2011
Finnish Cup: 2011

Finland

Nordic Football Championship: 2000–01

Individual

Finnish Sports Journalists Player of the Year (8): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Finnish Football Association Player of the Year (9): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 1990
Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1993
Dutch league top scorer: 1993–94 (26 goals)
Ballon d'Or: 1994 (8th), 1995 (3rd)
Finnish Sports Personality of the Year: 1995
ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95, 1995–96
UEFA Champions League top scorer: 1995–96 (9 goals)
Captain's Ball: 2002
UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Finnish Footballer of the last 50 Years: 2003
Most-capped player for the Finland national team: 137 caps
2nd all-time top scorer for the Finland national team: 32 goals
All-time top scorer in Europe for Ajax: 26 goals
Oldest Player to Score in UEFA European Championship qualifying: 39 years and 270 days
FC Lahti Hall of Fame: 2016

References

↑ "Jari Litmanen: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
↑ "Jari Litmanen". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
1 2 "Jari Litmanen and his legacy in the Netherlands". FIFA. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
↑ LFChistory.net. "Liverpool career stats for Jari Litmanen – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
↑ "10. Jari Litmanen (January 2001)". www.liverpoolfc.com. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
↑ "Liverpool edge out Man Utd". BBC Sport. 12 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
↑ "Finland vs Norway, 16 August 2000". Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
↑ "Nordic Championship 2000-01". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
↑ "Captain's Ball Göran Enckelmanille". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
↑ "Internationals: Teemu Pukki breaks Finland all-time goalscoring record". Canaries.co.UK. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
↑ "Litmasesta EM-karsintahistorian vanhin maalintekijä". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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[1] "Jari Litmanen: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[2] "Jari Litmanen". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[Honours-3] 1 2 "Jari Litmanen and his legacy in the Netherlands". FIFA. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[4] LFChistory.net. "Liverpool career stats for Jari Litmanen – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[5] "10. Jari Litmanen (January 2001)". www.liverpoolfc.com. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[6] "Liverpool edge out Man Utd". BBC Sport. 12 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[7] "Finland vs Norway, 16 August 2000". Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[8] "Nordic Championship 2000-01". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[9] "Captain's Ball Göran Enckelmanille". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[Pukki-10] "Internationals: Teemu Pukki breaks Finland all-time goalscoring record". Canaries.co.UK. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[11] "Litmasesta EM-karsintahistorian vanhin maalintekijä". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.