Jari Ilola (born 24 November 1978) is a Finnish former professional

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who played for Finnish clubs

RoPS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2019 RoPS participated in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') marking their 32nd season in the top flight (previously called "Veikk ...

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. The club competes in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history ...

as well as Swedish club

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. At international level, he made 30 appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team.

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* 1978 births Living people Footballers from Oulu Finnish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Finland men's international footballers Veikkausliiga players Allsvenskan players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players IF Elfsborg players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub