Jari Vanhala

Jari Vanhala (born 29 August 1965) is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Jari Vanhala
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-29) 29 August 1965
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Grankulla IFK 153 (69)
1991 FF Jaro 33 (19)
1992–1994 HJK 78 (22)
1995–1996 FF Jaro 50 (27)
1996–1997 Bradford City 1 (0)
1997–1998 FinnPa 45 (9)
1999 Inter Turku 15 (3)
2000 Grankulla IFK 0 (0)
Total 375 (149)
National team
1992–1997 Finland 23 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Helsinki, Vanhala spent the majority of his playing career in Finland, playing with Grankulla IFK, FF Jaro, HJK, FinnPa and Inter Turku.[1] However, he also made one substitute appearance in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1996–97 season,[2][3] playing for 18 minutes.[4]

International career

Between 1992 and 1997, Vanhala earned 23 caps for the Finnish national side, scoring two goals,[1] including appearing in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5]

References

  1. "Jari Vanhala". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. Jari Vanhala at Soccerbase
  4. "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  5. Jari VanhalaFIFA competition record


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