Toni Kuivasto

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Toni Kuivasto
Personal information
Date of birth December 31, 1975 (1975-12-31) (age 32)
Place of birth    Tampere, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Djurgårdens IF
Number 6
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992-1996
1997-1998
1999-2000
2001-2003
2003-		 FC Ilves
MyPa
HJK Helsinki
Viking FK
Djurgårdens IF
046 00(2)
060 00(2)
062 00(4)
112 00(5)   
National team2
 ?
1997-		 Finland U-21
Finland		 11 (?)
71 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of October 29 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 30 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Toni Kuivasto (born December 31, 1975 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan. He is known as a reliable central defender.

Kuivasto started his career at home-town club FC Ilves, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 1992. He also played for MyPa and HJK Helsinki in Finland, before moving abroad to play for Viking FK of the Norwegian Tippeligaen in 2001. After a few years in Norway he wanted new challenges, and he was bought by Djurgården in the summer of 2003. Kuivasto has helped Djurgården to two Swedish championships and two Swedish Cups.

Kuivasto made his debut for the Finnish national team on February 21, 1997 against Malaysia. He is considered a reliable backup for Finland's regular central defenders Sami Hyypiä and Hannu Tihinen.


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Djurgårdens IF Fotboll – current squad

5 Ottesen • 6 Kuivasto • 8 Tauer • 9 Kusi-Asare • 10 Nazaré • 11 Sjölund • 12 Jonson • 13 Johansson • 14 Ceesay • 15 Touray • 16 Johannesson • 17 Batan • 18 Dahlberg • 19 Thiago • 20 Andersson • 21 Junegard • 22 Komac • 23 Davids • 25 Rajalakso • 26 Marinković • 29 Riihilahti • 30 Wahlström • 35 Vaiho • Manager: Jónsson