Juhani Himanka

Juhani Himanka
Personal information
Full name Olavi Juhani Himanka
Date of birth (1956-04-19) 19 April 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Tervola, Finland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 Into Kemi
1977–1978 GIF Sundsvall 21 (8)
1978–1979 OTP Oulu 19 (7)
1979–1982 OPS Oulu 73 (48)
1982–1983 Lillestrøm SK 20 (9)
1983–1990 KePS Kemi 126 (44)
1990–1992 Visa Kemi
1992–1999 KePS Kemi 75 (20)
International career‡
1979–1982 Finland 16 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Juhani Himanka (born 19 April 1956) is a retired Finnish footballer and Olympian. During his club career, Himanka played for Into Kemi, GIF Sundsvall, OTP Oulu, OPS Oulu, Lillestrøm SK, KePS Kemi and Visa Kemi. He made 16 appearances for the Finland national team, scoring 4 goals. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juhani Himanka Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.


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