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Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983) is a retired Finnish professional
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who played as a
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. He is currently working as the head coach of Heerenveen women's team.


Career


Jokerit

Tarvajärvi started his career at
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 ...
in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During the seasons 2001–2004 he represented the team in 39 matches and scored 11 goals.


MyPa

After FC Jokerit was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in March 2004 and renamed to Klubi-04 Tarvajarvi transferred to MyPa. In the next two seasons he made 37 appearances and 3 goals.


Heerenveen

In the summer of 2005 he moved to Heerenveen. Between 2005 and 2009 he gained 30 appearances in the team and scored four goals. He also spent time on loan in
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and
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.


Neuchâtel Xamax

After almost four years in the Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009 for a transfer fee of €500,000.


Karlsruher SC

He then signed on 21 July 2009 a two-year contract with
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.


Go Ahead Eagles

After his contract in Karlsruher SC ended he transferred to Dutch
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side
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.


RoPS

In April 2013 it was reported that Tarvajärvi had signed a contract with Veikkausliiga team RoPS. He decided to leave the team after only 10 appearances.


International career

Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against
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in a friendly match.


Coaching career

Since his retirement, he has worked as a youth coach for SC Heerenveen, and as a head coach for VV Heerenveen.Auttaja Hollannissa
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, 21 January 2024
On 24 May 2024, Tarvajärvi was named the head coach of
SC Heerenveen (women) SC Heerenveen Vrouwen is a Dutch women's football (soccer) club based in Heerenveen representing SC Heerenveen in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. Founded in 2007, Heerenveen was a founding member of the Vrouwe ...
.


Personal life

His grandfather was a TV and radiojournalist Niilo Tarvajärvi. His son Niilo Tarvajärvi is also a footballer, playing for Ajax U15 youth academy team.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours


Club

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* Finnish Cup:
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarvajarvi, Niklas 1983 births Living people People from Tuusula Men's association football forwards Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers FC Jokerit players Myllykosken Pallo −47 players SC Heerenveen players De Graafschap players SBV Vitesse players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Karlsruher SC players Go Ahead Eagles players Veikkausliiga players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Swiss Super League players 2. Bundesliga players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from Uusimaa Finnish expatriate football managers Regionalliga players Ykkönen players