Jari Litmanen

Jari Litmanen
Litmanen in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jari Olavi Litmanen
Date of birth (1971-02-20) 20 February 1971 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Second striker
Youth career
1977–1987 Reipas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Reipas 86 (28)
1991 HJK 27 (16)
1992 MyPa 18 (7)
1992–1999 Ajax 159 (91)
1999–2001 Barcelona 21 (3)
2001–2002 Liverpool 26 (5)
2002–2004 Ajax 20 (5)
2004 Lahti 11 (3)
2005 Hansa Rostock 13 (1)
2005–2007 Malmö FF 10 (3)
2008 Fulham 0 (0)
2008–2010 Lahti 40 (10)
2011 HJK 18 (1)
Total 449 (173)
National team
1989–2010 Finland 137 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jari Litmanen (born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish football player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reipas Lahti 1987 Mestaruussarja 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
1988 Mestaruussarja 26 8 4 0 — — 30 8
1989 Mestaruussarja 25 6 4 2 — — 29 8
1990 Mestaruussarja 26 14 3 0 — — 29 14
Total 86 28 12 2 0 0 0 0 98 30
HJK Helsinki 1991 Veikkausliiga 27 16 0 0 2 0 — 29 16
MyPa 1992 Veikkausliiga 18 7 6 4 — — 24 11
Ajax 1992–93 Eredivisie 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 1
1993–94 Eredivisie 30 26 3 4 5 4 1 2 39 36
1994–95 Eredivisie 27 17 4 2 11 6 1 1 43 26
1995–96 Eredivisie 26 14 2 0 12 9 0 0 40 23
1996–97 Eredivisie 16 6 1 0 7 2 1 0 25 8
1997–98 Eredivisie 25 16 3 4 6 2 0 0 34 22
1998–99 Eredivisie 23 11 5 1 4 1 1 0 33 13
Total 159 91 19 11 46 24 4 3 228 129
Barcelona 1999–2000 La Liga 21 3 2 1 8 0 1 0 32 4
2000–01 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 21 3 2 1 8 0 1 0 32 4
Liverpool 2000–01 Premier League 5 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 11 2
2001–02 Premier League 21 4 1 0 9 3 1 0 32 7
Total 26 5 3 1 11 3 3 0 43 9
Ajax 2002–03 Eredivisie 14 5 1 0 7 2 0 0 22 7
2003–04 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
Total 20 5 1 0 10 2 0 0 31 7
Lahti 2004 Veikkausliiga 11 3 1 0 1 0 — 13 3
Hansa Rostock 2004–05 Bundesliga 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Malmö FF 2005 Allsvenskan 2 1 0 2 0 — 4 1
2006 Allsvenskan 8 2 0 — — 8 2
2007 Allsvenskan 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 10 3 2 0 0 0 12 3
Fulham 2007–08 Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Lahti 2008 Veikkausliiga 6 3 0 0 — 0 0 6 3
2009 Veikkausliiga 13 2 2 0 6 1 3 1 24 4
2010 Veikkausliiga 21 5 0 0 — 2 0 23 5
Total 40 10 2 0 6 1 5 1 53 12
HJK Helsinki 2011 Veikkausliiga 18 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 22 2
Career total 449 173 48 20 15 4 87 30 599 227
  • Finnish League Cup held for the first time in 1994.

International

  Win   Draw   Loss

No. Date Home team Visiting team Goals Score Result Venue Competition
1. 16 May 1991  Finland  Malta Goal 87' 2–0 2–0 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
2. 25 March 1992  Scotland  Finland Goal 41' 1–1 1–1 Draw Hampden Park, Glasgow Friendly
3. 13 October 1993  Sweden  Finland Goal 60' 3–2 3–2 Loss Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 16 November 1994  Finland  Faroe Islands Goal 53' 2–0
Goal 72' 3–0		 5–0 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5.
6. 29 March 1995 San Marino  Finland Goal 45' 0–1 0–2 Win Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
7. 11 June 1995  Finland  Greece Goal 45+1' 1–1 (pen.) 2–1 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
8. 2 June 1996  Finland  Turkey Goal 25' 1–0 1–2 Loss Helsinki Olympic Stadium Friendly
9. 2 February 1997  Turkey  Finland Goal 17' 0–1 1–1 Draw Atatürk Stadium, Denizli Friendly
10. 2 April 1997  Azerbaijan  Finland Goal 26 ' 0–1 1–2 Win Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 8 June 1997  Finland  Azerbaijan Goal 65' 2–0 3–0 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 6 September 1997  Switzerland  Finland Goal 16' 0–1 1–2 Win Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 14 October 1998  Turkey  Finland Goal 90+6' 1–3 1–3 Win Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
14. 29 March 2000  Wales  Finland Goal 21' 0–1 1–2 Win Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Friendly
15. 16 August 2000  Finland  Norway Goal 24' 1–0
Goal 61' 2–1		 3–1 Win Finnair Stadium, Helsinki 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
16.
17. 2 September 2000  Finland  Albania Goal 45 ' 1–0 2–1 Win Finnair Stadium, Helsinki 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18. 15 August 2001  Finland  Belgium Goal 3–0 (pen.) 4–1 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium Friendly
19. 5 September 2001  Finland  Greece Goal 53' 5–1 5–1 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20. 27 March 2002  Portugal  Finland Goal 41' 1–3
Goal 53' 1–4		 1–4 Win Estádio do Bessa, Porto Friendly
21.
22. 30 April 2003  Finland  Iceland Goal 55' 1–0 (pen.) 3–0 Win Pohjola Stadion, Myyrmäki, Vantaa Friendly
23. 31 April 2004  Malta  Finland Goal 86' 0–2 1–2 Win Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta Friendly
24. 28 May 2004  Finland  Sweden Goal 8' 1–0 (pen.) 1–3 Loss Ratina Stadion, Tampere Friendly
25. 26 March 2005  Czech Republic  Finland Goal 46 ' 2–1 4–3 Loss Na Stinadlech, Teplice 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
26. 2 September 2006  Poland  Finland Goal 54' 0–1
Goal 76' 0–2 (pen.)		 1–3 Win Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Bydgoszcz UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
27.
28. 11 October 2006  Kazakhstan  Finland Goal 29' 0–1 0–2 Win Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
29. 6 February 2008  Finland  Greece Goal 66' 1–0 1–2 Loss Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia Friendly
30. 26 March 2008  Bulgaria  Finland Goal 22' 0–1 (pen.) 2–1 Loss Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Friendly
31. 9 September 2009  Liechtenstein  Finland Goal 74' 0–1 (pen.) 1–1 Draw Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
32. 17 November 2010  Finland San Marino Goal 71' 6–0 (pen.) 8–0 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

MyPa

  • Finnish Cup: 1992

Ajax[3]

Liverpool[3][4][5]

HJK

  • Veikkausliiga: 2011
  • Finnish Cup: 2011

Finland

Individual

  • Finnish Sports Journalists Player of the Year (8): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • Finnish Football Association Player of the Year (9): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
  • Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 1990
  • Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1993
  • Dutch league top scorer: 1993–94 (26 goals)
  • Ballon d'Or: 1994 (8th), 1995 (3rd)
  • Finnish Sports Personality of the Year: 1995
  • ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95, 1995–96
  • UEFA Champions League top scorer: 1995–96 (9 goals)
  • Captain's Ball: 2002[9]
  • UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Finnish Footballer of the last 50 Years: 2003
  • Most-capped player for the Finland national team: 137 caps
  • 2nd all-time top scorer for the Finland national team: 32 goals[10]
  • All-time top scorer in Europe for Ajax: 26 goals
  • Oldest Player to Score in UEFA European Championship qualifying: 39 years and 270 days[11]
  • FC Lahti Hall of Fame: 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Jari Litmanen: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jari Litmanen". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jari Litmanen and his legacy in the Netherlands". FIFA. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ↑ LFChistory.net. "Liverpool career stats for Jari Litmanen – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "10. Jari Litmanen (January 2001)". www.liverpoolfc.com. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool edge out Man Utd". BBC Sport. 12 August 2001. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Finland vs Norway, 16 August 2000". Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Nordic Championship 2000-01". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Captain's Ball Göran Enckelmanille". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Internationals: Teemu Pukki breaks Finland all-time goalscoring record". Canaries.co.UK. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Litmasesta EM-karsintahistorian vanhin maalintekijä". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.