Ari Valvee (born 1 December 1960) is a retired

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. During his professional career, Valvee played for Haka, Vasalunds, HJK Helsinki and

Pallo-Iirot Pallo-Iirot (abbreviated P-Iirot) is a football club from Rauma in Finland. The club was formed in 1930 and their home ground is at the Äijänsuon stadion. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen. The Chairman of Pallo-Iirot is ...

. His youth club was

Euran Pallo Euran Pallo (abbreviated EuPa) is a football club from Eura, Finland. The club was formed in 1954 and their home ground is at the Euran Wembley. The men's first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division). Background Euran Pallo wa ...

. Valvee played 47 caps for

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. Valvee scored a game-winning goal against Northern Ireland in a

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match.

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* 1960 births Living people People from Eura Finnish footballers Finland international footballers Association football forwards FC Haka players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Vasalunds IF players Sportspeople from Satakunta {{Finland-footy-forward-stub