Jani Lyyski

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Jani Lyyski
Personal information
Full name Jani Pekka "Tysken" Lyyski
Date of birth (1983-03-16) 16 March 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Mariehamn, Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2008 IFK Mariehamn 146 (19)
2009 Vaasan Palloseura 26 (3)
2010–2012 Djurgårdens IF 41 (0)
2012–2017 IFK Mariehamn 161 (16)
International career
2010 Finland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jani Lyyski (born 16 March 1983) is a Finnish former footballer.

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Club career

Lyyski started his career in IFK Mariehamn he played for seven years, before moving on to Vaasan Palloseura in 2008. On 26 November, he signed on for Swedish side Djurgårdens IF. [1] [2]

In March 2012 Lyyski returned to IFK Mariehamn. His father Pekka Lyyski is a former manager of IFK Mariehamn.

International career

On 18 January 2010 Lyyski made his first appearance at Finnish national football team in friendly match against South Korea in Málaga, Spain. He was in the starting line-up and played the whole match. [3]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Riedel, Jonas (26 November 2009). "Lyyski först in i truppen". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Finländare klar för Djurgården". SvD . TT. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Etelä-Korea kaatoi Huuhkajat". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Jani Lyyski kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  5. ↑ "Kauden parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ballissa". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.


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