Jari Vanhala

Jari Vanhala

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-08-29) 29 August 1965 (age 59)
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)
International career
1992–1997	Finland	23	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
5. Jari Vanhala – FIFA competition record (archived)