Jari Rantanen (born 31 December 1961 in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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) is a retired
football striker.
During his club career, Rantanen notably played for
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 i ...
and
FinnPa
Finnairin Palloilijat, or FinnPa as the club is more commonly known as, was a Finnish association football club established in 1965. The club was based in Helsinki and it operated from 1965 to 1998.
FinnPa was founded by staff of the Finnish natio ...
, as well as spells abroad with
Estoril Praia,
K. Beerschot V.A.C.,
IFK Göteborg
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and
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
. He also made 29 appearances for the Finland national team, scoring 4 goals.
Career statistics
International goals
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Footballers from Helsinki
Finnish footballers
Finland international footballers
Finnish expatriate footballers
Association football forwards
Veikkausliiga players
Belgian First Division A players
Allsvenskan players
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Leicester City F.C. players
IFK Göteborg players
K. Beerschot V.A.C. players
FinnPa players
PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
UEFA Cup winning players
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
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