Jari Litmanen

Finnish footballer

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Born 1971 · age 55

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55
Born 1971
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Becoming Zlatan
2015

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Updated 2026-06-10

Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time. He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003. He also finished 42nd in the 100 Greatest Finns voting in 2004. The Association of Football Statisticians' compendium of 'Greatest Ever Footballers' listed Litmanen as the 53rd best footballer ever. Litmanen was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
2011–2011
Fulham F.C.
2008–2008
FC Lahti
2008–2010
Malmö FF
2005–2007
F.C. Hansa Rostock
2005–2005
FC Lahti
2004–2004
AFC Ajax
2002–2004
Liverpool F.C.
2001–2002
Fc Barcelona
1999–2001
AFC Ajax
1992–1999
MYPA
1992–1992
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
1991–1991
Finland men's national football team
1989–2010
Reipas Lahti
1987–1990
Finland national under-17 football team
Finland national under-21 football team

19872011

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2011–2011	18	1
2008–2008	0	0
2008–2010	40	10
2005–2007	10	3
2005–2005	13	1
2004–2004	11	3
2002–2004	20	5
2001–2002	26	5
1999–2001	21	3
1992–1999	159	91
1992–1992	18	7
1991–1991	27	16
1989–2010	137	32
1987–1990	86	28