Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an international career that ran from 1989 to 2010. Litmanen is widely considered to be Finland's greatest football player of all time. He was chosen as the best Finnish player of the last 50 years by the Football Association of Finland in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003. He also finished 42nd in the 100 Greatest Finns voting in 2004. The Association of Football Statisticians' compendium of 'Greatest Ever Footballers' listed Litmanen as the 53rd best footballer ever.
Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a Finnish professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back.
Patrik Berger is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career in his own country with Slavia Prague and spent a season in Germany playing for Borussia Dortmund. He moved to England in 1996, where he spent seven years with Liverpool, winning four trophies in his time there. This was followed by spells at Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Stoke City. He spent the last two years of his career back in his native Czech Republic playing for Sparta Prague.
Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the third tier of Finnish football (Ykkönen).
Alexei Eremenko is a former professional footballer. He is from a footballing family, with his father, Aleksei Yeryomenko, and brothers Roman Eremenko and Sergei Eremenko also playing professionally.
Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan. Born in Russia, he has represented Finland at international level.
Toni Kari Mikael Kallio is a Finnish football coach and a former player. His preferred position as a player was left back, but he also operated as centre back and used to play as forward when he joined HJK. His nickname is "Bonecrusher", coming from his great physical presence and playing style.
Alan Monken Arruda is a Brazilian professional footballer and coach, who currently is based in Tallinn as a coach for JK Tabasalu of the Esiliiga B.
Teemu Eino Antero Pukki is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Finland national team.
Jukka Raitala is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan. He usually plays as a left back in both his club side and the Finland football team but can also operate as a right back or a central defender. Raitala was born in Kerava, Finland, where he played for the local youth team before moving to HJK's youth organization.
Timo Furuholm is a Finnish politician and a former professional football forward. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Finland, for the Left Alliance. Furuholm was born in Pori, Finland where he started his senior career in local FC Jazz. He made his Veikkausliiga debut at age 15 in 2003.
Toni Ståhl is a Finnish footballer who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.
Moshood 'Bola' Abdul Aziz is a retired Nigerian footballer. He currently works as the coach of the Atlantis FC.
Jani Petteri Forsell is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Polish club Korona Kielce in Ekstraklasa. He made twelve appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team between 2013 and 2019.
The 2012 Finnish Cup is the 58th season of the main annual association football cup competition in Finland. It is organised as a single-elimination knock–out tournament. Participation in the competition is voluntary. A total of 198 teams registered for the competition, with 12 teams from the Veikkausliiga, 10 from the Ykkönen, 28 from the Kakkonen, 54 from the Kolmonen and 94 teams from other divisions.
Celestine Echezona Anyichie is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a defender for George Telegraph in the Calcutta Football League.
Kareem Moses is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Finnish club FF Jaro.
Aubrey Robert David is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga FPD club C.S. Cartaginés. Born in Guyana, he plays for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Patrik Ulf Anders Carlgren is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.
Patrik Raitanen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for IFK Mariehamn. Raitanen was born in Ulvila, Finland. He made his debut on senior level in FC Jazz, before signing with Liverpool at age 15 in 2017.
