Jari Jäväjä

Jari Jäväjä
Personal information
Full name Jari Petteri Jäväjä
Date of birth (1973-08-16) 16 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Kemi, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 KePS 75 (14)
1995–1997 VPS 72 (17)
1996 → Närpes Kraft (loan) 1 (0)
1998–1999 HJK 34 (4)
1999 → KäPa (loan) 2 (3)
1999 TPV 3 (1)
2000–2002 OLS Oulu 34 (31)
2003–2004 AC Oulu 23 (1)
International career
1995–1997 Finland 6 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 OLS Oulu (assistant)
2009 OLS Oulu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jari Jäväjä (born 16 August 1973) is a retired Finnish football striker.[1][2]

Jäväjä was part of the HJK Helsinki squad that qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage as the first and still the only Finnish club ever.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KePS 1989 Mestaruussarja 1 0 – 1 0
1990 Ykkönen 1 0 – 1 0
1991 Ykkönen 6 0 – 6 0
1992 Ykkönen 22 2 – 22 2
1993 Ykkönen 21 5 – 21 5
1994 Ykkönen 24 7 – 24 7
Total 75 14 0 0 75 14
VPS 1995 Veikkausliiga 25 9 – 25 9
1996 Veikkausliiga 20 1 – 20 1
1997 Veikkausliiga 27 7 – 27 7
Total 72 17 0 0 72 17
Närpes Kraft (loan) 1996 Kakkonen 1 0 – 1 0
HJK Helsinki 1998 Veikkausliiga 22 3 4[a] 1 26 4
1999 Veikkausliiga 12 1 2[b] 0 14 1
Total 34 4 6 1 40 5
KäPa (loan) 1999 Kakkonen 2 3 – 2 3
TPV 1999 Veikkausliiga 3 1 – 3 1
OLS 2000 Kakkonen 4 6 – 4 6
2001 Kakkonen 15 12 – 15 12
2002 Kakkonen 15 13 – 15 13
Total 34 31 0 0 34 31
AC Oulu 2003 Ykkönen 5 0 – 5 0
2004 Ykkönen 18 1 – 18 1
Total 23 1 0 0 23 1
Career total 242 71 6 1 248 72
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup

References

  1. ^ Jari Jäväjä at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Jari Jäväjä at National-Football-Teams.com


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