player · international archive · 1991–2010
Jari Litmanen
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FinlandArchive goals
18
for Finland · 4 from the spot
Matches scored in
16
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Tournaments
2
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (10)
Career span
1991–2010
first 1991-05-16 · last 2010-11-17
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays 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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Every goal
from the international archive · 18 goals in 16 matches| 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 |  Czech Republic | 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 |  Turkey | 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 |
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