Jari Litmanen
Finnish footballer · Finland · On the map · Footballers · Born 1971 · age 55
Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish former professional footballer who played 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.
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Patrick Kluivert Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1994-1997
Frank de Boer Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1992-1999
Marc Overmars Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1992-1997
Ronald de Boer Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1993-1999
Michael Reiziger Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1992-1996
Danny Blind Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1992-1999
Petri Pasanen Teammate at Finland national team, 2000-2010- Fred Grim Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1994-1999
Richard Knopper Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1997-1999
Martijn Reuser Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1993-1999
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Drilon Shala Teammate at FC Lahti, 2008-2010
Wesley Sneijder Teammate at AFC Ajax, 2002-2004
Zlatan Ibrahimović Teammate at AFC Ajax, 2002-2004
Xavi Hernández Teammate at FC Barcelona, 1999-2001
Pep Guardiola Teammate at FC Barcelona, 1999-2001
Frank Rijkaard Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1993-1995
Luis Enrique Teammate at FC Barcelona, 1999-2001
Edgar Davids Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1992-1996
Nwankwo Kanu Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1993-1996
Steven Pienaar Teammate at AFC Ajax, 2002-2004
Michael Krohn-Dehli Teammate at AFC Ajax, 2002-2004
Benni McCarthy Teammate at AFC Ajax, 1997-1999
Francesc Arnau Teammate at FC Barcelona, 1999-2001
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Jari Litmanen's Ajax shirt in the Sports Museum of Finland
Jari Litmanen shirt in Vodafone Park, Istanbul
Litmanen after his last international against San Marino in November 2010
Paavo Arhinmäki interviews Litmanen at the time of announcing his autobiography book in 2015
Litmanen playing in a friendly in 2017Awards
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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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