Jani Kauppila (born 16 January 1980, Oulu) is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1980-01-16) 16 January 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | OPS | ||
1999 | OLS | 21 | (3) |
2000 | Tervarit | 26 | (4) |
2000–2002 | Rangers F.C. | 4 | (0) |
2003–2010 | FC Haka | 178 | (9) |
2011–2012 | AC Oulu | 47 | (6) |
National team | |||
2001 | Finland U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kauppila joined Rangers in January 2001.[2] He made his debut as a sub against Hearts on 3 March 2001, coming on in the 23rd minute before being substituted off at half-time.[3] After four appearances in total Kauppila left Rangers in 2002.[4] He won the Finland Cup with his side FC Haka in 2005.
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