Jussi Länsitalo (born 30 June 1990) is a Finnish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Länsitalo began his professional career with

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, and was the club top goalscorer in the 2013 Veikkausliiga season, before suffering a serious knee injury in a match against VPS in June 2013. In July 2014, he moved to German club

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competing in the sixth-tier Verbandsliga Württemberg, where he would play while studying. He returned to Lahti in January 2015, and had a stint plagued by another knee injury, before retiring from football in December 2016, to become sales manager of the club.

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Jussi Länsitalo
at FC Lahti * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lansitalo, Jussi 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Pori Footballers from Satakunta Finnish men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Schaffhausen players FC Lahti players Veikkausliiga players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany