| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jani Viander | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuusula, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1995 | FinnPa | 39 | (0) |
| 1995 | Ilves | 6 | (0) |
| 1996 | FF Jaro | 27 | (0) |
| 1997 | FC Jazz | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | KV Kortrijk | 30 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | HJK Helsinki | 83 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → FC Midtjylland (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | SC Ashdod | 15 | (0) |
| 2004 | Aris Limassol | ||
| 2005 | RoPS | 26 | (0) |
| 2006 | FF Jaro | 21 | (0) |
| 2007 | AC Oulu | 26 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | HJK Helsinki | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2003 | Finland | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jani Viander (born 18 August 1975 in Tuusula) is a former Finnish footballer (goalkeeper) who last played for HJK Helsinki. Currently he works as a goalkeeping coach for both HJK and it's reserves Klubi-04 and for the Finland U21.
After the 2010 season, Viander retired as a player and became his club's full time goalkeeping coach. Viander played 14 times for Finland national football team. He used to play for clubs like HJK Helsinki, Bolton Wanderers F.C. and K.V. Kortrijk. He also joined Stoke City F.C. for a season, in which he did not feature in a single match, apart from being named on the substitutes bench.
He ended his long outland journey after returning back Finland to season 2005. He joined newly promoted RoPS, Rovaniemi, but he was not capable to keep them in Finnish Premier league. RoPS were relegated to first division and Viander left club to join FF Jaro. He played against Kaiserslautern when HJK was in the UEFA Champions League in 1998.
Jani Viander married British Born Model Laura Duncan in June 2008.