Lasse Karjalainen (born 22 October 1974) is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * 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 ...

former

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. He was born in Sweden but spent most of his childhood at Pori,

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. Karjalainen played 14 seasons in the Finnish premier division

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikka ...

for

FC Jazz FC Jazz is a football club from Pori, Finland. It plays in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen. It was invented in 1934. FC Jazz has won two Finnish championships ( 1993 & 1996 ). History PPT 1934–1991 FC Jazz was established in 1934 as ...

and

FC Haka FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is currently competing in Finland's premier division of football, Veikkausliiga. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championshi ...

. He capped 15 times for the Finland national team.National Football Teams
Retrieved 26 June 2013. Karjalainen is the player with most Finnish Championship titles.

Honors

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: 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 *

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: 1997, 2002, 2005 *

Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup was a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The league cup was abolished after the 2016 tournament and replaced with the Finnish Cup group stage startin ...

: 1995

References

1974 births People from Botkyrka Municipality Finnish footballers Finland international footballers Veikkausliiga players FC Jazz players FC Haka players Porin Palloilijat players Living people Association football defenders {{Finland-footy-defender-stub