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- ↑ "Olli Heinonen". EU Football. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 71. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
