Olavi Litmanen

Olavi Litmanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-04-17) 17 April 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Saari, Finland
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Lahden Reipas 23 (4)
1966–1967 Lahden Palloseura (6)
1968–1974 Lahden Reipas 136 (36)
1975 Lahden Palloseura (3)
1977 Lahden Palloseura (8)
1978 Lahden Reipas 12 (0)
1979–1982 Lahden Palloseura (14)
International career
1970–1972 Finland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olavi Litmanen (born 17 April 1945) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a forward. He spent his career with Reipas Lahti in Mestaruussarja and Lahden Palloseura in lower divisions.[1][2]

He won 5 Finnish Cup winners' medals with Reipas, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1978.[3]

Personal life

Litmanen married a player of the Reipas women's team.[1] He is the father of the Finnish international footballer Jari Olavi Litmanen who also began his career with Reipas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Litmanen Scrapbook". Fulham FC. 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ^ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 191. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
  3. ^ "Suomen Cupin historiaa" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2013.


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