Jari Rantanen

Jari Rantanen (born 31 December 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired football striker.

Jari Rantanen
Personal information
Full name Jari Rantanen
Date of birth (1961-12-31) 31 December 1961
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983 HJK Helsinki 74 (16)
1983–1984 Estoril Praia 9 (1)
1984–1985 HJK Helsinki 47 (22)
1985–1986 K. Beerschot V.A.C. 16 (4)
1986–1987 IFK Göteborg 11 (2)
1987–1989 Leicester City 13 (3)
1989–1990 HJK Helsinki 17 (3)
1993–1995 FinnPa 50 (18)
1996 HJK Helsinki 10 (1)
1997 FinnPa 8 (2)
1997–1998 Pallokerho-35 3 (0)
National team
1984–1989 Finland 29 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2010

During his club career, Rantanen notably played for HJK Helsinki and FinnPa, as well as spells abroad with Estoril Praia, K. Beerschot V.A.C., IFK Göteborg and Leicester City. He also made 29 appearances for the Finland national team, scoring 4 goals.

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 May 1984Kouvolan keskuskenttä, Kouvola, Finland Soviet Union1–3LostFriendly
2.22 May 1985Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland England1–1Drew1986 World Cup qual.
3.25 September 1985Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland Turkey1–0Won1986 World Cup qual.
4.19 May 1988Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Colombia1–3LostFriendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015[1]

References

  1. "Football PLAYER: Jari Rantanen". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.


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