Jari Litmanen

Jari Litmanen , born the February 20th 1971 with Lahti in Finland, is a Football or Finnish. He was born in a family from footballer. His/her father, Olavi Litmanen, were also a played Finnish player international and he in Reipas.Sa mother with also played for Reipas with the more female high level.

This medium ground, attacker of formation, are at the same time a pillar of the national team of Finland, but especially a legend in the heart of the Finnish supporters, far in front of Teemu Tainio and others.

Biography

Beginning of Career

It was formed in one of the clubs of its city, the Reipas Lahti where it played 4 seasons (1987 to 1990) then left with HJK Helsinki in 1991 and finally with the MyPa 47 Anjalankoski, one, if it is not largest any more, of most important of the Finnish clubs, where there will remain a mid-season (1992) or he was pulled by Harri Kampman, which became later its agent. Litmanen gained with MyPa the cut of Finland before its talents are not noticed by large the Ajax Amsterdam where it thus signed in July 1992.

Rise with Ajax Amsterdam

After having was coutisé by multiple large European club, Litmanen signs for the Ajax Amsterdam or it will pass 7 season (1992-1999).

Its first season in the Eredivisie was spent in the shade of Dennis Bergkamp, but when Bergkamp leaves Ajax Amsterdam with intersaison, it is Litmanen who receive celebrates it number 10. It marked 26 goals in the season 1993-94, becoming thus the best striker of the league, and leading Ajax to the title.

He quickly became the player fetish of Louis van Gaal and the hero of the supporteurs of the Ajax Amsterdam. It succeeded in being finalist of the League of the Champions twice of which one which he gains vis-a-vis the Milan AC (1-0). Litmanen became the first Finnish player to have gained the Cut of Europe. In 1995-96 Litmanen is the best striker of the League of the champions with nine goals, including equalization finally against Juventus, but Ajax will lose very of same 4-2. It also gained the Intercontinental Cut against Grêmio in 1995, and finished third for the Ballon of gold in 1995, after having finished eighth the previous year.

Litmanen had spent seven seasons to Amsterdam, gaining four Dutch championships and three Dutch Cuts. He is the best striker of the club in European competition with 24 goals in 44 matches. Litmanen is one of the three players introduced in a video retrospective to Ajax Museum. The two other players are Marco van Basten and Johan Cruyff.

Displacement in some Large European clubs

In 1999, it settles in Barcelona where it signs a juicy contract with FC Barcelona. Litmanen again finds its former trainer Van Gaal with the FC Barcelona. Its passage to the club is, however, largely mined by the wounds, and when Van Gaal was replaced by Llorenç Serra To shoe, its chances to play becomes even weaker.

In the final analysis, Litmanen is done recruited by Gerard Houllier with Liverpool on a free transfer, in January 2001. He plays only some matches for his beginning of the season. But it is at its second season (2001-2002) that it is made its place in a promising manpower. Litmanen was greeted like " one of strongest the players to be signed in Liverpool" by the manager of Gerard Houllier during the signature for the club. But, once again, the wounds means that Litmanen was given little of time of play. It marked some goals against Tottenham Hotspur and Bayer Leverkusen and marked a penalty in Liverpool of its victory on the ACE Roma in League of the Champions. It belonged to the team of Liverpool which gained the " cup treble" Worthington Cut, F Cup and Coupe of the UEFA in 2001, even if it missed the three finales because of wounds. Litmanen was again received the authorization to leave freely for the clubs after the season 2001-02.

Return to Ajax

Litmanen decided to turn over to Ajax, and received an innovation of welcome by crowd once more by singing her name. It was one of the principal players of Ajax to have reached the quarterfinals of the League of the Champions, 2002-03. Most of the season 2003-04, although, once more was devoted to much wound and its trainers preferring more to him the Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mido, etc. Once more, in spring of 2004, Litmanen was released.

Its objectives with some clubs

In July 2004, to the general surprise, Litmanen turns over in Finland was much ola, it was greeted like " the return of the roi" , it signed over there for hoped to gain the title of the Finland.

In January 2005, Litmanen to sign in Bundesliga for Hansa Rostock to help them Pa relegated being. In the final analysis, however, Hansa Rostock was relegated, which put an end to the passage of Litmanen in the club.

In June 2005, it signs for Malmö FF with an aim of helping the Swedish club to qualify itself for the league of the champions, Litmanen carries number 10 of the team. This offer, however, did not succeed, and Litmanen itself was wounded during the autumn, it did very few appearances. It decided to continue its career with Malmö in the season 2006, which saw Litmanen isolated of the team because of many wound during most of the season. However, the matches which it has to play showed that there remains a brilliant player and that it lost Na nothing of these talents. After an operation to repair ankle damaged during the winter, Malmö FF and Litmanen decided to prolong its contract during 2007 season.

In July 2007, Litmanen which had just had a serious wound decides with Malmö to break the contract because it should return that in beginning 2008.Actuellement considered Litmanen if it should continue its career.

Career International

Jari Litmanen made its beginnings on October 22nd, 1989 against Trinity-and-Tobago, and marked its first drank on May 16th, 1991 against Malta. The fact that Finland forever was not qualified for a great Litmanen tournament also prevented from proving its talent with the more high level in international competition. Litmanen is the captain of Finland since 1996, and it was the heart and the heart of the team during more than one decade now.

Litmanen played its hundredth match on January 25th, 2006 against the South Korea. It now holds the record of the number of selections of Finland, and it is one of the two only Finns to have reached one century of caps. Litmanen is also the best ridge-plow of with 28 goals, the last to come on October 11th, 2006 against Kazakhstan. Its last match with Finland was against Serbia on September 2nd, 2007 or it arrived on the bench to replace Kuqi.

Litmanen will miss the remainder of the eliminating heat of the Euro 2008 because of an operation with ankle in June 2007 and will have to put it out of the ground for 6 months.

Personal life

Litmanen became father in November 2005 when his/her boyfriend Jürgenson Ly gave rise to a son.

Prize list

Personal distinction

  • Elected better player Finnish: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.
  • Elected better sportsman Finnish: 1995.
  • Elected better player of the championship of the Netherlands: 1993.
  • Eighth with the classification of the Balloon of gold in 1994.
  • Third with the classification of the Balloon of gold in 1995.
  • Better striker of the championship of the Netherlands of football in 1994 - 1995.
  • Better striker of the league of the champions in 1995 - 1996.

International career

  • Better striker of the history of the national team of Finland.
  • Recordman of selections with the team of Finland
  • 109 selections, 28 goals.

External bonds

  • Profile on the official site of the Finnish federation of football
    • Photo
  • of Litmanen

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