Tuomas Kuparinen (born 7 August 1979) is a Finnish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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Career

Kuparinen progressed through the Kuusysi youth academy. He would go on to play in

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 11 seasons, representing

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

from 1999 to 2000, MYPA in 2001–08 and

KuPS Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 time ...

in 2009. Kuparinen appeared in a total of 224 first division in his career and scored 21 goals in them. In the 2010 season, he represented KTP, who played in

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 pla ...

Honours

MYPA *

: 2005 *

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 ...

: 2004

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at veikkausliiga.com 1979 births Living people Finnish footballers Association football midfielders Veikkausliiga players Myllykosken Pallo −47 players FC Lahti players Kuopion Palloseura players Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players FC Kuusysi players Ykkönen players Sportspeople from Lahti {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub