Tatu Valdemar Varmanen (born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Swedish club
Östers IF.
Born in Sweden, he has represented Finland at youth level.
Club career
Brommapojkarna
A product of
Brommapojkarna's youth academy, Varmanen made his league debut for the club on 17 April 2016 in a 2-0 home victory over
Piteå
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, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Nemrut Awrohum.
Inter Turku
In March 2017, Varmanen moved to
Veikkausliiga side
Inter Turku, before being sent on loan to
JJK. He made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2017 in a 3-0 home victory over
HIFK
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.
TPS
In March 2019, Varmanen signed with
Ykkönen club
TPS
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on a one-year deal. After making his debut on matchday one against
MYPA, Varmanen would make 20 appearances in all competitions for the club in 2019 as TPS gained promotion to the
Veikkausliiga. In October, he signed a one-year contract extension.
Östers IF
Following four seasons in Finland, Varmanen returned to his native Sweden, signing with
Östers IF. He made his debut for Öster on 11 April 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against
Örgryte. In March 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.
International career
Varmanen has represented both
Finland U-18 and
Finland U-19.
Personal life
Born in Sweden to Finnish parents, Varmanen spent much of his childhood in
Stockholm
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. His mother is from
Tornio and father from
Lahti. He holds a dual Finnish-Swedish citizenship.
Career statistics
Club
Tatu Varmanen
at Football Association of Finland
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Honours
Inter Turku
* Finnish Cup: 2017–18
References
External links
Östers IF official profile
Tatu Varmanen
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competition record
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1998 births
Living people
Finnish men's footballers
Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Finland men's youth international footballers
IF Brommapojkarna players
FC Inter Turku players
JJK Jyväskylä players
Turun Palloseura footballers
Östers IF players
Veikkausliiga players
Ykkönen players
Ettan Fotboll players
Men's association football defenders
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Superettan players