Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the

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of Finnish

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...

club

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. His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer.

International

Nurmela was capped 71 times for the Finland national team, scoring four goals. He ended his international career in January 2008.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nurmela goal.''

Honours

Finnish Cup The Finnish Cup ( fi, Suomen cup; sv, Finlands cup) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955. The winner qualifies for the ...

: 1994, 2006

References

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