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Jari Litmanen

JARI LITMANEN
Born 20 February 1971

Finland national team: 137 matches and 32 goals
First match for Finland: 22 October 1989 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago–Finland 0–1
First goal for Finland: 16 May 1991 Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland–Malta 2–0 (Euro Qualifier)
Last match and goal for Finland: 17 November 2010 Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland–San Marino 8–0 (Euro Qualifier)
UEFA Champions League winner 1995 (Ajax)
UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup winner 1995 (Ajax)
UEFA Champions League finalist 1996 (Ajax)

Dutch League champion 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004 (Ajax)
Dutch Cup champion 1993, 1998, 1999 (Ajax)
Dutch Super Cup champion 1993, 1994, 1995 (Ajax)
Dutch League (Eredivisie) top goalscorer 1993–1994 (26 goals)
UEFA Champions League top goalscorer 1995–1996 (9 goals)

Footballer of the Year in the Netherlands 1993
Vote for European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d’Or): eighth in 1994 and third in 1995
Athlete of the Year in Finland 1995
Clubs: Reipas Lahti (FIN) 1987–1990, HJK Helsinki (FIN) 1991 and 2011, MyPa Anjalankoski (FIN) 1992, Ajax Amsterdam (NED) 1992–1999 and 2002–2004, FC Barcelona (ESP) 1999–2000, Liverpool FC (ENG) 2001–2002, FC Lahti (FIN) 2004 and 2008–2010, Hansa Rostock (GER) 2005, Malmö FF (SWE) 2005–2007, Fulham (ENG) 2008
First match in Finnish League: 3 May 1987 Koparit–Reipas 0–0
First goal in Finnish League: 24 April 1988 Reipas–OTP 1–0
Last match in Finnish League: 29 October 2011 HJK–Haka 5–2

Grand total at senior level 1987–2011: 733 matches and 256 goals

Other honours:
Finnish League champion 2011 (HJK)
Finnish Cup champion 1992 (MyPA) and 2011 (HJK)
FA Cup champion 2001 (Liverpool)
EFL League Cup champion 2001 (Liverpool)
Charity Shield winner 2001 (Liverpool)
UEFA Cup champion 2001 (Liverpool)
UEFA Super Cup champion 2001 (Liverpool)
Finnish Footballer of the Year 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Player of the Year in Finnish League 1990
Captain’s Ball (Finnish FA) 2002