Janne Turpeenniemi

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Janne Turpeenniemi
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 BBK
Number 18
Youth career
RoPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2011 RoPS 140 (3)
2012 JJK 22 (0)
2013– Assi
BBK 0 (0)
International career
Finland U-18
Finland U-19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Janne Turpeenniemi (born 17 May 1989) is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Bodens BK. [1] His father Jorma played also in RoPS as sweeper and is the current Director of Football of RoPS. [2]

Career

During his career Turpeeniemi has been playing in midfield, as a right winger and as a right full back. He has been occasionally playing as a central defender, when the team has been hit with injuries and bans. The last years he has played in defensive positions. In 2006, he had trials with English side Plymouth Argyle F.C. [3]

He has represented Finland in U-18 [4] and U-19 [5] levels. He scored his first goal in U-19 team against Romania on 22 March 2008. [6] 8 January 2010 Turpeenniemi was called to Eerikkilä Finnish under-21 training camp. [7]

During the 2010 season, Turpeenniemi is the captain of RoPS. He joined than after the 2011 season to Veikkausliiga arriver Jyväskylän Jalkapalloklubi. [8]

Turpeenniemi signed in January 2013 with Assi IF and played here with his Finnish compatriots Jussi-Esko Berg, Lars Juntti, Erik Juntti, Andreas Liakka, Robin Parviainen and Juoni Talvensaari. [9]

Turpeeniemi signed in January 2014 with Bodens BK for the 2014 season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Janne Turpeenniemi – Assi IF". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.rops.fi/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayers&p=65&ttid=619&Itemid=203 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. ↑ http://www.rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1012&Itemid=38 (in Finnish)
  4. ↑ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=90319 Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  5. ↑ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=107870 Archived 10 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  6. ↑ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=108728 Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  7. ↑ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=157332(in+Finnish)
  8. ↑ Rovaniemen Palloseura – Janne Turpeenniemi JJK:n kettupaitaan
  9. ↑ De ställs Morön och FF mot
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