Jussi Vasara

Jussi Vasara

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	MPS
	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Klubi 04
2007–2014	FC Honka	167	(33)
2015–2016	SJK	59	(11)
International career
	Finland U-15
	Finland U-16
	Finland U-17
	Finland U-19
	Finland U-20
2008–2009	Finland U-21[2]	6	(2)
Medal record Honka Runner-up Finnish Cup 2007 Runner-up Finnish Cup 2008 Runner-up Veikkausliiga 2008 Runner-up Veikkausliiga 2009 Winner Finnish League Cup 2010 Winner Finnish League Cup 2011 Winner Finnish Cup 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jussi Vasara (born 14 May 1987) is a retired Finnish footballer who most recently played for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.

International career

Vasara represented Finland U21 in the Under 21 European Championships in 2009. He made two crucial goals as a substitute in his U-21 debut match against Austria in the qualifying play-off second leg to take the tie into extra time. Vasara was chosen to the Veikkausliiga team of the Month for September 2014.[3] In January 2015 he signed two-year deal with Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.[4]

Personal

He is the younger brother of former Finland international player Vesa Vasara.

References

1. "FC Honka". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
2. "Suomen Palloliitto". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
3. "Veikkausliiga | HJK:n Erfan Zeneli Veikkausliigan syyskuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
4. "Jussi Vasara ja SJK kaksivuotiseen sopimukseen". sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External links

• Jussi Vasara at FC Honka (in Finnish)
• Jussi Vasara – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Jussi Vasara at Soccerway