Jussi Vasara (born 14 May 1987) is a retired Finnish

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who most recently played for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.

International career

Vasara represented Finland U21 in the Under 21 European Championships in 2009. He made two crucial goals as a substitute in his U-21 debut match against

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in the qualifying play-off second leg to take the tie into extra time. Vasara was chosen to the Veikkausliiga team of the Month for September 2014. In January 2015 he signed two-year deal with Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.

Personal

He is the younger brother of former Finland international player

Vesa Vasara Vesa Vasara (born 16 August 1976) is a Finnish professional football manager and a former player who played for the Veikkausliiga sides HJK Helsinki, FF Jaro, and FC Honka, as well as for Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known a ...

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* * 1987 births Living people Finnish footballers Finland under-21 international footballers Finland youth international footballers Veikkausliiga players FC Honka players Klubi 04 players Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players Association football midfielders Footballers from Helsinki {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub