Jari Litmanen

Finnish association football player

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

Jari Litmanen
Litmanen in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jari Olavi Litmanen
Date of birth (1971-02-20) 20 February 1971 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Second striker
Youth career
1977–1987 Reipas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Reipas 86 (28)
1991 HJK 27 (16)
1992 MyPa 18 (7)
1992–1999 Ajax 159 (91)
1999–2001 Barcelona 21 (3)
2001–2002 Liverpool 26 (5)
2002–2004 Ajax 20 (5)
2004 Lahti 11 (3)
2005 Hansa Rostock 13 (1)
2005–2007 Malmö FF 10 (3)
2008 Fulham 0 (0)
2008–2010 Lahti 40 (10)
2011 HJK 18 (1)
Total 449 (173)
National team
1989–2010 Finland 137 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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

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  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.
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.
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.
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.
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

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MyPa

Ajax[3]

Liverpool[3][4][5]

HJK

Finland

Individual

References

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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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "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.
  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.