Jari Litmanen
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Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time. He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003. He also finished 42nd in the 100 Greatest Finns voting in 2004. The Association of Football Statisticians' compendium of 'Greatest Ever Footballers' listed Litmanen as the 53rd best footballer ever. Litmanen was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2015. — Wikipedia
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A different player of the same name scored for Finland (1 goal, 1992) — Litmanen · Finland
International goals in our archive
18 goals across 16 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1991–2010| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-17 |  San Marino | W8–0(h) | 71' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 2009-09-09 |  Liechtenstein | D1–1(a) | 74' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Vaduz |
| 2006-10-11 |  Kazakhstan | W2–0(a) | 29' | UEFA Euro qualification | Almaty |
| 2006-09-02 |  Poland | W3–1(a) | 54' 76' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Bydgoszcz |
| 2005-03-26 |  Czechia | L3–4(a) | 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Teplice |
| 2001-09-05 |  Greece | W5–1(h) | 53' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
| 2000-09-02 |  Albania | W2–1(h) | 45' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
| 1998-10-14 |  Türkiye | W3–1(a) | 90' | UEFA Euro qualification | Istanbul |
| 1997-09-06 |  Switzerland | W2–1(a) | 16' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Lausanne |
| 1997-06-08 |  Azerbaijan | W3–0(h) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
| 1997-04-02 | Azerbaijan | W2–1(a) | 26' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baku |
| 1995-06-11 | Greece | W2–1(h) | 45' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1995-03-29 | San Marino | W2–0(a) | 45' | UEFA Euro qualification | Serravalle |
| 1994-11-16 |  Faroe Islands | W5–0(h) | 53' 72' | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
| 1993-10-13 |  Sweden | L2–3(a) | 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Solna |
| 1991-05-16 |  Malta | W2–0(h) | 87' | UEFA Euro qualification | Helsinki |
Honours
23 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours23 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 1994–95 | Ajax | |
| Eredivisie | ×5 | 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2003–04 | Ajax | |
| Dutch Supercup | ×3 | 1993, 1994, 1995 | Ajax | |
| KNVB Cup | ×3 | 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99 | Ajax | |
| Finnish Cup | ×2 | 1992, 2011 | MyPa ·1, HJK ·1 | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×2 | 1995, 2001 | Ajax ·1, Liverpool ·1 | |
| FA Charity Shield | ×1 | 2001 | Liverpool | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 2000–01 | Liverpool | |
| Football League Cup | ×1 | 2000–01 | Liverpool | |
| Intercontinental Cup | ×1 | 1995 | Ajax | |
| Nordic Football Championship | ×1 | 2000–01 | Finland | |
| UEFA Cup | ×1 | 2000–01 | Liverpool | |
| Veikkausliiga | ×1 | 2011 | HJK | |
| Individual honours36 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 4 | ||||
| 2nd all-time top scorer for the Finland national team | ||||
| All-time top scorer in Europe for Ajax | ||||
| Dutch league top scorer | 1993–94 | |||
| UEFA Champions League top scorer | 1995–96 | |||
| Player of the year · 22 | ||||
| Finnish Football Association Player of the Year (9) | ×9 | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 | ||
| Finnish Sports Journalists Player of the Year (8) | ×8 | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | ×2 | 1994, 1995 | ||
| AFC Ajax–player of the year | 1999 | |||
| Dutch Footballer of the Year | 1993 | |||
| Veikkausliiga Player of the Year | 1990 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| ESM Team of the Year | ×2 | 1994–95, 1995–96 | ||
| More honours · 8 | ||||
| Captain's Ball | 2002 | |||
| FC Lahti Hall of Fame | 2016 | |||
| Finnish Football Hall of Fame | ||||
| Finnish Sports Personality of the Year | 1995 | |||
| Football Association of Finland | 2002 | |||
| Most-capped player for the Finland national team | ||||
| Oldest Player to Score in UEFA European Championship qualifying | ||||
| UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Finnish Footballer of the last 50 Years | 2003 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland | 2020 | |||