Jari Litmanen

Jari Litmanen

Personal information
Full name	Jari Olavi Litmanen
Date of birth	20 February 1971 (1971-02-20)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	-
Number	10
Youth career
1977–1987	Reipas Lahti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1990 1991 1992 1992–1999 1999–2000 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004 2005 2005–2007 2008 2008–2010 2011	Reipas Lahti HJK Helsinki MyPa Ajax Barcelona Liverpool Ajax Lahti Hansa Rostock Malmö FF Fulham Lahti HJK Helsinki
National team
1989–2011	Finland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jari Litmanen (born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish football player.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Finland			League
1987	Reipas Lahti	Veikkausliiga	9	0
1988			26	8
1989			25	6
1990			26	14
1991	HJK Helsinki	Veikkausliiga	27	16
1992	MyPa	Veikkausliiga	18	7
Netherlands			League
1992/93	Ajax	Eredivisie	12	1
1993/94			30	26
1994/95			27	17
1995/96			26	14
1996/97			16	6
1997/98			25	16
1998/99			23	11
Spain			League
1999/00	Barcelona	La Liga	21	3
England			League
2000/01	Liverpool	Premier League	5	1
2001/02			21	4
Netherlands			League
2002/03	Ajax	Eredivisie	14	5
2003/04			6	0
Finland			League
2004	Lahti	Veikkausliiga	11	3
Germany			League
2004/05	Hansa Rostock	Bundesliga	13	1
Sweden			League
2005	Malmö FF	Allsvenskan	2	1
2006			8	2
2007			0	0
England			League
2007/08	Fulham	Premier League	0	0
Finland			League
2008	Lahti	Veikkausliiga	6	3
2009			13	2
2010			21	5
2011	HJK Helsinki	Veikkausliiga	18	1
Country	Finland		200	65
	Netherlands		179	96
	Spain		21	3
	England		26	5
	Germany		13	1
	Sweden		10	3
Total			449	173

International career statistics

Finland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1989	2	0
1990	7	0
1991	7	1
1992	8	1
1993	8	1
1994	6	2
1995	4	2
1996	2	1
1997	7	4
1998	6	1
1999	3	0
2000	8	4
2001	6	2
2002	7	2
2003	3	1
2004	9	2
2005	5	1
2006	8	3
2007	4	0
2008	8	2
2009	11	1
2010	8	1
Total	137	32

Honours

Club titles

MyPa

• Finnish Cup: 1992

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98
• KNVB Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99
• Johan Cruijff Schaal: 1993, 1994, 1995
• UEFA Champions League: 1994–95; Runners-up: 1995–96
• European Super Cup: 1995
• Intercontinental Cup: 1995

Liverpool

• UEFA Cup: 2000–01
• European Super Cup: 2001
• FA Cup: 2000–01
• Football League Cup: 2000–01
• FA Community Shield: 2001

HJK

• Finnish championship: 2011
• Finnish Cup: 2011

Personal awards and achievements

• Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
• Finnish Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 1990
• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1993
• Dutch league top scorer: 1993–94
• European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or), 8th place: 1994
• European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or), 3rd place: 1995
• Finnish Sports Personality of the Year: 1995
• European Sports Media Team of the Year: 1994–95, 1995–96
• UEFA Champions League Top Scorers: 1995–96
• All-time cap leader of the Finnish national team
• All-time top scorer of the Finnish national team
• All-time European top scorer of AFC Ajax: 26 goals