LITMANEN

JARI OLAVI LITMANEN

Date of birth

20/02/1971

Original of

Lahti (Finlàndia)

Seasons at the first team

1999 - 2000

Line up

Midfielder

Titles

1 Copa Generalitat

40 matches
played

11 Goals

His father was Olavi was a Finnish international and his mother Liisa was also a prominent player. As a youngster he played both football and ice hockey. In the end he chose football. At age of 10 he spent two days at the Masia thanks to a scholarship. He is the first player in his country to have a statue dedicated to him.

Player of the Catalan national team

	2SEASONS	33Oficial matches	1777Minutes played	4Goals	1Yellow cards	0Red cards	7Unofficial matches	7Unofficial goals
	1999-00	33	1777	4	1	0	6	7
	2000-01	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

CAREER LITMANEN At FC Barcelona

CAREER

Reipas Lahti Lower categgoldies, Reipas Lathi (1987-1990)
HJK Helsinki (1991)
Myllykosken Pallo (1992)
Ajax (1992-1999)
FC Barcelona (1999-2001)
Liverpool (2001-2002)
Ajax (2002-2004)
FC Lahti (2004)
Hansa Rostock (2005)
Malmö (2005-2007)
Fulham (2008)
Lahti (2008-2010)
HJK Helsinki (2011)

Titles and individual awards

Bronze Ball 1995; Finland's Best Player 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998; Netherland's Best Player (Voetball van het Jaar) 1993. Top scorer of the Netherland's league 1993-94