Jari Vanhala

Jari Vanhala
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-29) 29 August 1965 (age 59)
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)
International career
1992–1997 Finland 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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. ^ a b c "Jari Vanhala". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  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. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ Jari Vanhala – FIFA competition record (archived)


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