Jussi Kujala
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992-1999 | FC Ilves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Tampere United | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Ajax | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Tampere United | 119 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | TPS | 6 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | De Graafschap | 40 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | FC Ilves | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | KuPS | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | FC Ilves | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004– | Finland | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jussi Kujala (born 4 April 1983 in Tampere) is a retired Finnish football player. Having started his career as an attacking midfielder, he has since dropped deeper down the field. He was the captain of Finnish U21 national team in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualifiers.
Club career
Tampere United
Kujala made his debut for United in 2000 and he gained 10 caps and one goal for the team.
Ajax
After Tampere United he spent four seasons playing in the junior and reserve teams of Ajax Amsterdam.
Return to Tampere United
He returned to Tampere United in 2004. As the club had financial difficulties in 2009 he was allowed to leave the team.
TPS
He transferred to TPS Turku during the summer 2009 transfer window.
De Graafschap
In January 2010 he left TPS Turku and signed with Dutch side De Graafschap on a free transfer.
Return to Ilves
On September 2012, Kujala signed a contract with his old junior team Ilves.[1] Ilves was promoted to Ykkönen at the end of the season.
KuPS
On November 27 Kuopion Palloseura announced that they signed Kujala for 2 years.[2]
Ilves and retirement
In January 2015 he signed one-year contract with FC Ilves.[3]
He announced his retirement in December 2015.[4]
International career
Kujala made his international debut in Finland's national team in 2004 against Oman.
Honours
Club
- Tampere United
- Veikkausliiga (2): 2006, 2007
- Finnish Cup: 2007
- Finnish League Cup: 2009
- De Graafschap
- Ilves
Career statistics
International
- As of 26 March 2013[5]
| Finland national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Paluumuuttaja Jussi Kujala vahvistaa Ilvestä nousukarsinnoissa". YLE uutiset (in Finnish). 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ↑ "Jussi Kujala liittyi KuPS:n riveihin". KuPS.fi (in Finnish). 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ↑ "Jussi Kujala palaa kasvattajaseuraansa". ilvesedustus.com (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jalkapallomaajoukkueessa esiintynyt Jussi Kujala, 32, päätti lopettaa uransa". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/10410/Jussi_Kujala.html
External links
- Jussi Kujala at De Graafschap (Dutch)
- Jussi Kujala – UEFA competition record
- Jussi Kujala at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jussi Kujala profile at Soccerway
- Jussi Kujala fan page in Dutch
- Player stats - Voetbal International