Jari Vanhala

Jari Vanhala
Personal information
Date of birth29 August 1965
Place of birthHelsinki, Finland
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990Grankulla IFK22(14)
1991FF Jaro33(19)
1992–1994HJK78(22)
1995–1996FF Jaro50(27)
1996–1997Bradford City1(0)
1997–1998FinnPa45(9)
1999Inter Turku15(3)
2000Grankulla IFK0(0)
Total244(94)
National team
1992–1997Finland23(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jari Vanhala (born 29 August 1965) is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Career

Club career

Born in Helsinki, Vanhala spent the majority of his playing career in Finland, playing with Grankulla IFK, FF Jaro, HJK, FinnPa and Inter Turku.[1] However, he also made one substitute appearance in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1996-97 season.[2][3]

International career

Between 1992 and 1997, Vanhala earned 23 caps for the Finnish national side, scoring two goals,[1] including appearing in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jari Vanhala at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
  3. Jari Vanhala career statistics at Soccerbase
  4. Jari VanhalaFIFA competition record