Jussi Vasara
Jussi Vasara (born 14 May 1987) is a retired Finnish footballer who most recently played for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.
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Date of birth | 14 May 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HJK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Klubi 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2014 | FC Honka | 167 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | SJK | 59 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland U-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland U-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland U-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland U-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Finland U-21[2] | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
International career
Vasara represented Finland U21 in the Under 21 European Championships in 2009. He made two crucial goals as a substitute in his U-21 debut match against Austria in the qualifying play-off second leg to take the tie into extra time. Vasara was chosen to the Veikkausliiga team of the Month for September 2014.[3] In January 2015 he signed two-year deal with Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.[4]
Personal
He is the younger brother of former Finland international player Vesa Vasara.
References
- "FC Honka". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Jussi Vasara ja SJK kaksivuotiseen sopimukseen". sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
External links
- Jussi Vasara at FC Honka (in Finnish)
- Jussi Vasara – UEFA competition record
- Jussi Vasara at Soccerway
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