Markus Heikkinen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Markus Heikkinen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Heikkinen | |
| Date of birth | October 13, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Katrineholm, Sweden | |
| Playing position | Centre Back/ Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | SK Rapid Wien | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007- |
OPS TPS MyPa HJK → Portsmouth (loan) Aberdeen Luton SK Rapid Wien |
24 (5) 22 (0) 43 (1) 85 (1) 2 (0) 68 (2) 39 (2) 29 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002- |  Finland |
23 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Markus Heikkinen (born October 13, 1978 in Katrineholm, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer.
Heikkinen, who can play either as a defensive midfielder or central defender, currently plays for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga.
An integral part of the Luton side that finished 10th in The Championship in the 2005-2006 season, Heikkinen collected four awards – the Player of the Year trophy, Players’ Player of the Season, Internet Player of the Season and the Luton News Player of the Season.[1]
His previous clubs include OPS, TPS Turku, MyPa, HJK Helsinki, Portsmouth F.C., Aberdeen F.C. and Luton Town FC.
During his two years with Aberdeen F.C., Heikkinen was popular and important player, who usually featured in central midfield, where he had a reputation as a tough tackling and dependable player. Despite repeated attempts by Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood to get the player to sign a new deal, he indicated that he was unsettled at Aberdeen and wanted to move on.
On the 29 December 2006, in a game for Luton against Birmingham City F.C. he was feared to have a compound fracture of the fibula, however it was in fact a nasty gash down his leg, after a late challenge by midfielder Fabrice Muamba.[2][3] He returned to action against Stoke City on February 17th, 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ Loyal Luton Supporters Club - Luton Town FC - Player of the Year
- ^ HEIKKINEN BLOW FOR HATTERS | Luton Town | News | News | News
- ^ HEIKKINEN UPDATE | Luton Town | News | News | News
|
|||||
