Janne Korhonen (born 28 November 1979) is a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
professional
football goalkeeper
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
who currently plays for
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' ( Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also pla ...
side
JJK Jyväskylä
JJK Jyväskylä (JJK; full name Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi) is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. JJK plays its home matches at Harjun Stadion.
History
Early years 1923–1992
Jyväskylän Palloilijat (abbreviated JyP), the p ...
. During years 1999–2008 he played for first division side
MYPA. On 30 April 2010 he was selected as the Player of The Month in Veikkausliiga.
[http://www.sportti.com/uutinen.asp?CAT=3-1&ID=172281]
Due to his good performances in Veikkausliiga, he was the
Finland national team choice against
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
as a third choice goalkeeper by the national team coach
Stuart Baxter.
References
Guardian Football
External links
*
Veikkausliiga profile
1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Jyväskylä
Finnish footballers
Veikkausliiga players
Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
FC Haka players
JJK Jyväskylä players
Association football goalkeepers
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