Jari Niinimäki
Jari Niinimäki (born 1 December 1957) is a Finnish former international footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jari Olavi Niinimäki | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | TPV Tampere | ||
| 1978–1986 | Ilves Tampere | [1] 166 | (71) |
| 1986 | AIK Solna | 10 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Ilves Tampere | 56 | (18) |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | Finland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
He played most of his career at his home-town club FC Ilves. The exceptions were only the first two seasons he played as senior, when he played with third-tier Finnish side TPV Tampere, and, later in 1986, when he played abroad in Sweden with AIK Solna in the 1986 Allsvenskan.[2]
He spent short time in Yugoslavia with Serbian club FK Partizan. He failed to make a debut in an official game, but made one appearance and scored two goals in a friendly match.[3]
International career
He made 3 appearances for Finland national team in 1986.[4]
Personal life
His son, Jesse Niinimäki, became a professional ice hockey player.[2]
References
- Note: 166 ap. and 71 goals refer only to the seasons Niinimäki played in first level, but are missing the stats from his first season, in 1978 when he played in second-level.
- JARI NIINIMÄKI - HAN SPETSADE AIK:s ANFALL I HÖSTSPURTEN 1986 at AIK official website, retrieved 12-12-2016 (in Swedish)
- All-time FK Partizan players at FK Partizan official website, retrieved 12-12-2016 (in Serbian)
- Jari Niinimäki at National-Football-Teams.com
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