Jari Vanhala

Jari Vanhala
Personal information
Date of birth	29 August 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1990	Grankulla IFK
1991	FF Jaro
1992–1994	HJK
1995–1996	FF Jaro
1996–1997	Bradford City
1997–1998	FinnPa
1999	Inter Turku
2000	Grankulla IFK
Total
National team
1992–1997	Finland
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jari Vanhala (born 29 August 1965) is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Club career[]

Born in Helsinki, Vanhala spent the majority of his playing career in Finland, playing with Grankulla IFK, FF Jaro, HJK, FinnPa and Inter Turku.^[1] However, he also made one substitute appearance in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1996–97 season,^[2]^[3] playing for 18 minutes.^[4]

International career[]

Between 1992 and 1997, Vanhala earned 23 caps for the Finnish national side, scoring two goals,^[1] including appearing in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Jari Vanhala". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
^ Jari Vanhala at Soccerbase
^ "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
^ Jari Vanhala – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[NFT-1] "Jari Vanhala". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[2] "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.

[3] Jari Vanhala at Soccerbase

[4] "He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.

[5] Jari Vanhala – FIFA competition record (archived)

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-08-29) 29 August 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1990	Grankulla IFK	153	(69)
1991	FF Jaro	33	(19)
1992–1994	HJK	78	(22)
1995–1996	FF Jaro	50	(27)
1996–1997	Bradford City	1	(0)
1997–1998	FinnPa	45	(9)
1999	Inter Turku	15	(3)
2000	Grankulla IFK	0	(0)
Total		375	(149)
National team
1992–1997	Finland	23	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only