Mika Antero Helin (born 7 April 1978) is a

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retired

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. He played a total of 84 games in the

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 Veikkau ...

during a senior career which spanned 1998 to 2012. Helin also played

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

at a high level and competed internationally with the Finnish national futsal team.

Career

Football

Helin played in the top-tier

during 1998 and 2001–2007, representing PK-35,

FC Jokerit FC Jokerit was a Finnish professional football club based in Helsinki, Finland. History It was founded in 1999. The club was known for its wild supporters, 116% Boys, and for its owner, Hjallis Harkimo who is also the owner of Jokerit, an ice ...

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 championships a ...

, TPS, and

FC Honka FC Honka is a Finnish football club based in Espoo. It was founded in 1957 as Tapion Honka, and changed its name to FC Honka in 1975. The club currently play in the Finnish premier division (''Veikkausliiga''), having been promoted for the fir ...

. He played a total of 84 games in the Veikkausliiga and won

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silver with FC Haka in 2003 and Finnish Cup bronze with PK-35 in 1998. In his post-Veikkausliiga career, Helin played with

FC Viikingit FC Viikingit is a Finnish football club based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki, and currently playing in the ''Kakkonen'', the third tier of Finnish football. They play their home matches at Vuosaaren urheilukenttä, also called Heteniitty. The club ...

in the

2008 Ykkönen League tables for teams participating in Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2008. League table Promotion play-offs KuPS as 13th placed team in the 2008 Veikkausliiga and FC Viikingit as runners-up of the 2008 Ykkö ...

. During 2009–2012, he served as player-coach for

FC Kiffen Kronohagens Idrottsförening (abbreviated KIF or Kiffen) ( en, Kruununhaka Sports Association) is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland. The club was founded on 27 September 1908, and has been mainly known for the achievements of its association ...

of the

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...

International

Helin appeared twice with the Finnish national U19 team, making his debut against

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in 1996.

Futsal

Helin also played

at a professional level and was active with the FC Kiffen futsal team as recently as 2017. He appeared in 10 international matches with the Finnish national futsal team and scored 1 goal.

Personal information

Helin is 175 cm tall (5' 9) and weighs 68 kg (149.9 lbs).

References

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at :fi:Mika Helin; see its history for attribution. Finnish footballers Finnish men's futsal players FC Jokerit players FC Honka players Veikkausliiga players 1978 births Living people FC Kiffen 08 players FC Viikingit players FC Haka players PK-35 Vantaa (men) players Association football defenders Footballers from Helsinki {{Finland-footy-defender-stub