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Jukka Lehtovaara
Personal information
Date of birth	15 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Inter Turku
Number	12
Youth career
	TPS
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2014	TPS Turku
2015–2016	Inter Turku
International career
2008–2009	Finland U-21
2010	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jukka Lehtovaara (born 15 March 1988) is a Finnish retired football goalkeeper.

Club career

He made his debut in 2006. During the 2007 Lehtovaara gained his place as the starting goalie for the team. After the season, he was nominated as the goalkeeper of the year and rookie of the year in Finland. He is generally considered as one of the most promising footballers in Finland. 2009 he was nominated again as the goalkeeper of the year after a terrific season and thus has stirred up a lot of interest in bigger clubs. He continued dominating in the 2010 season as well, winning the goalkeeper of the year award again.^{[citation needed]}

Lehtovaara has played several caps for Finland on different junior levels and he is currently a member of the Finland national under-21 football team. He has also visited the training camps of, for example, West Ham United FC, Liverpool F.C., Chelsea FC, Everton FC and Fulham FC. On 4 November 2010 he is on a one-week trial at West Bromwich.^{[citation needed]}

On 8 December 2014, he signed a two-year contract with FC Inter Turku,^[1] but announced his retirement from the game two years later in October 2016 due to recurring injuries.^[2]