Toni Kallio

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Toni Kallio
Personal information
Date of birth	August 9, 1978 (1978-08-09) (age 29)
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Height	194 cm
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Fulham
Number	33
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1999 1997 2000–2004 2004–2007 2007–2008 2008–	TPV → FC Jazz (loan) HJK Helsinki Molde FK Young Boys Fulham	018 0(6) 001 0(0) 123 (17) 052 0(6) 016 0(2) 000 0(0)
National team2
2000–	Finland	035 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Toni Kallio (born August 9, 1978 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer. His preferred position is centre back, but he can also operate as left back. He's widely known as "the bonecrusher" among Finnish football supporters due to his style of play.

Kallio is a defender who currently plays for Fulham FC in the English Premier League. He started out as a winger, but during his time at Norwegian club Molde F.K. was molded into a defender. He is known for his forward runs and good heading, given his tall frame. However, he is also known for making occasional blunders in the national team as he has been forced to play out of his preferred position.

He has also played for FC Jazz, TPV Tampere and HJK Helsinki in Finland's Veikkausliiga and for Molde F.K. in the Norwegian Eliteserien. He became Norwegian cup champion in 2005. In 2007 he briefly went on trial at Lokomotiv Moscow and played 3 times. On January 31, 2008, Kallio signed a contract at Fulham, together with Jari Litmanen.

[edit] External links

• Toni Kallio career stats at Soccerbase

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