Tatu Varmanen

Tatu Varmanen
Personal information
Full name Tatu Valdemar Varmanen
Date of birth (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-Back
Team information
Current team
 Östers IF
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2016 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Brommapojkarna 1 (0)
2017–2018 Inter Turku 31 (0)
2017 → JJK (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 TPS 38 (0)
2021– Östers IF 85 (3)
International career‡
2015–2016 Finland U18 7 (0)
2016–2017 Finland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017

Tatu Valdemar Varmanen (born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Östers IF.[1] Born in Sweden, he has represented Finland at youth level.

Club career

Brommapojkarna

A product of Brommapojkarna's youth academy, Varmanen made his league debut for the club on 17 April 2016 in a 2-0 home victory over Piteå, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Nemrut Awrohum.[2]

Inter Turku

In March 2017, Varmanen moved to Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku, before being sent on loan to JJK.[3] He made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2017 in a 3-0 home victory over HIFK.[4]

TPS

In March 2019, Varmanen signed with Ykkönen club TPS on a one-year deal.[5] After making his debut on matchday one against MYPA,[6] Varmanen would make 20 appearances in all competitions for the club in 2019 as TPS gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. In October, he signed a one-year contract extension.[7]

Östers IF

Following four seasons in Finland, Varmanen returned to his native Sweden, signing with Östers IF.[8] He made his debut for Öster on 11 April 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Örgryte.[9] In March 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[10] After Öster had won the promotion to Allsvenskan at the end of 2024, Varmanen extended his contract with the club in late November 2024.[11]

International career

Varmanen has represented both Finland U-18 and Finland U-19.[12]

Personal life

Born in Sweden to Finnish parents, Varmanen spent much of his childhood in Stockholm. His mother is from Tornio and father from Lahti. He holds a dual Finnish-Swedish citizenship.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 November 2024[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brommapojkarna 2016 Ettan 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Inter Turku 2017 Veikkausliiga 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2018 Veikkausliiga 17 0 6 0 — 23 0
Total 31 0 6 0 0 0 37 0
JJK (loan) 2017 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
TPS 2019 Ykkönen 18 0 2 0 — 20 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 20 0 7 0 — 27 0
Total 38 0 9 0 0 0 47 0
Öster 2021 Superettan 26 2 4 0 — 30 2
2022 Superettan 24 1 3 1 — 27 1
2023 Superettan 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2024 Superettan 25 0 2 0 – 27 0
Total 85 3 7 1 0 0 92 4
Career total 155 3 24 1 0 0 179 4
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen

Honours

Inter Turku

References

  1. ^ a b "Finland – T. Varmanen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Brommapojkarna vs. Pitea – 17 April 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Tatu Varmanen siirtyy Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Inter Turku vs. HIFK – 4 August 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "LAITAPUOLUSTAJA TATU VARMANEN SOPIMUKSEEN TPS:N KANSSA" [Defender Tatu Varmanen Enters into an Agreement with TPS]. fc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "MyPa vs. TPS – 27 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. ^ "LAITAPUOLUSTAJA TATU VARMANEN JATKAA TPS:N RIVEISSÄ" [Winger Tatu Varmanen will Continue in the Ranks of TPS]. fc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Officiellt: Östers IF värvar Tatu Varmanen" [Official: Östers IF recruits Tatu Varmanen]. ostersif.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Mortensen knäckte Örgrytespöket" [Mortensen cracked the Örgryteghost] (in Swedish). Östers IF. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Backen förlänger med Östers IF" [Backen extends with Östers IF]. VXOnews (in Swedish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  11. ^ Öster förlänger med Tatu Varmanen, smp.se, 26 November 2024
  12. ^ "Puolustajalupaus siirtyy Ruotsista Veikkausliigaan" [Promising defender moves from Sweden to the Veikkausliiga] (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Tatu Varmanen oppi futiksen alkeet Euroopan suurimmassa jalkapalloseurassa" [Tatu Varmanen learned the basics of football in Europe's biggest football club]. Jalkipeli.net (in Finnish). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  14. ^ "T. Varmanen". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  15. ^ Tatu Varmanen, at Football Association of Finland