Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kimmo Juhani Tarkkio | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1985 | JJK | – | (–) |
1986–1988 | HJK | 52 | (8) |
1989 | Hammarby IF | 25 | (10) |
1989–1990 | Tiong Bahru | 9 | (9) |
1990 | HJK | 27 | (16) |
1991 | Haka | 28 | (23) |
1991 | Kuusysi | 32 | (15) |
1992–1993 | Chaves | 22 | (7) |
1993 | Kuusysi | 7 | (2) |
1993–1994 | Felgueiras | 16 | (4) |
1994 | Kuusysi | 17 | (6) |
1995 | FinnPa | 12 | (2) |
1996 | Haka | 3 | (1) |
1996 | Geylang United | – | (–) |
1997 | PK-35 | 12 | (9) |
1997–1999 | VPS | 52 | (14) |
1999 | MP | 9 | (3) |
2000 | Guangzhou Apollo | – | (–) |
International career | |||
1986–1987 | Finland U21 | 5 | (1) |
1986–1992 | Finland | 33 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kimmo Juhani Tarkkio (born 15 January 1966) is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a striker. After retiring, he took up billiards. [1]
Tarkkio made his debut with the Finnish national team on the 21 February 1986, in a 0–0 friendly draw with Bahrain. [2] On 13 January 1989, Tarkkio scored his first goal for Finland in their 2–1 friendly loss to Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo. [3]
Tarkkio played his last game for the Huuhkajat on 14 November 1992, against France in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier. [4] Tarkkio finished his international career with 33 caps and scoring 3 goals.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1 | 13 January 1989 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 1 – 1 | 2 – 1 | Friendly | |||||
2 | 23 August 1989 | Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio, Finland | Yugoslavia | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 | Friendly | |||||
3 | 10 March 1990 | Tampa Stadium, Tampa, United States | United States | 1 – 1 | 2 – 1 | Friendly | |||||
Correct as of 7 October 2015 [5] | |||||||||||
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