Jari Rantanen (born 31 December 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired football striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jari Rantanen | ||
Date of birth | (1961-12-31) 31 December 1961 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1983 | HJK Helsinki | 74 | (16) |
1983–1984 | Estoril Praia | 9 | (1) |
1984–1985 | HJK Helsinki | 47 | (22) |
1985–1986 | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | 16 | (4) |
1986–1987 | IFK Göteborg | 11 | (2) |
1987–1989 | Leicester City | 13 | (3) |
1989–1990 | HJK Helsinki | 17 | (3) |
1993–1995 | FinnPa | 50 | (18) |
1996 | HJK Helsinki | 10 | (1) |
1997 | FinnPa | 8 | (2) |
1997–1998 | Pallokerho-35 | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1984–1989 | Finland | 29 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2010 |
During his club career, Rantanen notably played for HJK Helsinki and FinnPa, as well as spells abroad with Estoril Praia, K. Beerschot V.A.C., IFK Göteborg and Leicester City. He also made 29 appearances for the Finland national team, scoring 4 goals.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 15 May 1984 | Kouvolan keskuskenttä, Kouvola, Finland | ![]() | 1–3 | Lost | Friendly | |||||
2. | 22 May 1985 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | ![]() | 1–1 | Drew | 1986 World Cup qual. | |||||
3. | 25 September 1985 | Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland | ![]() | 1–0 | Won | 1986 World Cup qual. | |||||
4. | 19 May 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | ![]() | 1–3 | Lost | Friendly | |||||
Correct as of 7 October 2015[1] | |||||||||||
UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers | |
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UEFA Europa League |
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