Timo Furuholm

Timo Furuholm

Timo Furuholm during a match in 2018 in Turku
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Pori, Finland [1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
0000–2002	Toejoen Veikot
2003	Jazz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Jazz	4	(0)
2004	Musan Salama	21	(17)
2005–2011	Inter Turku	95	(40)
2012–2013	Fortuna Düsseldorf	9	(0)
2013	→ Hallescher FC (loan)	16	(8)
2013–2016	Hallescher FC	87	(27)
2017–2021	Inter Turku	131	(45)
International career
	Finland U17	3	(1)
2008	Finland U21	2	(0)
2010–2013	Finland	10	(2)
Medal record Finland national football team Baltic Cup 2012 FC Inter Turku Finnish League Cup 2007 Finnish League Cup 2008 Veikkausliiga 2008 Finnish Cup 2009 Veikkausliiga 2011 Hallescher FC Saxony-Anhalt Cup 2014 Saxony-Anhalt Cup 2015 Saxony-Anhalt Cup 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timo Furuholm (born 11 October 1987) 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.

Furuholm made his international debut for Finland in January 2010, at the age of 22.

Club career

Early career

In 2003, Furuholm made his Veikkausliiga debut for FC Jazz, playing against FF Jaro at the age of 16. At the time, he was the youngest player ever to make an appearance in the Finnish top flight. In 2004, he played for another Pori based team, Musan Salama in the Finnish II division, making 21 appearances and scoring 17 goals.

FC Inter Turku

In 2005, he signed with FC Inter Turku. He has since suffered from multiple injuries. During the 2007 season he made 14 appearances and two goals for Inter. In the next season he missed three months because of a knee injury, and was only able to make nine appearances and four goals. The following season he was finally able to play the whole season without injuries, making in total of 23 appearances and scoring impressive 11 league goals. He however missed almost the whole 2010 season as he injured himself in the early days of the season (only four appearances, no goals). The 2011 season was finally his breakthrough, as he went on scoring 22 league goals and only losing by one goal to Kimmo Tarkkio and Valeri Popovitch as the record goalscorer in Veikkausliiga. After the 2011 season, his contract with Inter expired and he became a free agent.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 10 January 2012, it was announced that 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf had signed Furuholm, with a contract running until June 2014. ^[2] A year later, he signed for Hallescher FC on loan, joining his compatriot, Kristian Kojola. He scored two minutes into his debut for the club, a 1–1 draw with Stuttgarter Kickers, and ended the season with eight goals, making him Halle's top scorer for the season.

Hallescher

Timo Furuholm during a training match in 2013 in Esens.

On 26 August 2013, Hallescher FC made the move permanent and announced they had signed Furuholm on a two-year deal. ^[3] During season 2013–14 he scored 12 goals and was the best scorer of his team and eight best in the league. ^[4]

Return to FC Inter Turku

On 7 December 2016 it was announced that Furuholm would return to Inter Turku. ^[5]

International career

Furuholm made his international debut for the Finnish national team in January 2010, as he came from the bench to replace Hermanni Vuorinen in a friendly match against South Korea at Málaga, Spain. ^[6] He scored his first national goal on 10 August 2011 in a friendly against Latvia and second goal on 20 February 2012 in match against Austria. ^[7] He was chosen for the starting line up for the first time on 25 May 2012 in a match against Turkey. ^[8]

Personal life

Timo Furuholm is the son of former Finnish footballer and Eurosport commentator Tapio Furuholm. He is divorced and has a daughter who was born in February 2014. ^[9]

Outside football

In 2020, Furuholm started social science studies at the University of Turku.

In 2021 Finnish municipal elections, Furuholm became a member of the Turku city council for the Left Alliance, receiving 865 votes in his first election. ^[10] He became a member of the Parliament of Finland in 2023 Finnish parliamentary election. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 April 2017 ^{[14] [15]}

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cups [a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jazz	2003	Veikkausliiga	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
MuSa	2004	Kakkonen	18	17	0	0	–		18	17
VG-62	2004	Ykkönen	2	1	0	0	–		2	1
Inter Turku	2005	Veikkausliiga	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	2006	Veikkausliiga	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
	2007	Veikkausliiga	14	2	0	0	–		14	2
	2008	Veikkausliiga	9	4	0	0	–		9	4
	2009	Veikkausliiga	23	11	0	0	2 [b]	0	25	11
	2010	Veikkausliiga	4	0	5	3	1 [c]	0	10	3
	2011	Veikkausliiga	33	22	3	1	–		10	3
	Total		95	40	8	4	3	0	107	44
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2011-12	2. Bundesliga	9	0	0	0	–		9	0
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2011–12	Regionalliga West	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2012–13	Regionalliga West	6	0	–		–		6	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Hallescher FC (loan)	2012-13	3. Liga	16	8	0	0	–		16	8
Hallescher FC	2013-14	3. Liga	32	12	0	0	–		32	12
	2014-15	3. Liga	35	12	2	1	–		37	13
	2015-16	3. Liga	18	3	1	0	–		19	3
	2016-17	3. Liga	2	0	2	3	–		4	3
	Total		87	27	5	4	0	0	92	31
Inter Turku	2017	Veikkausliiga	31	9	7	5	–		38	14
	2018	Veikkausliiga	29	9	7	3	–		36	12
	2019	Veikkausliiga	25	10	4	2	2 [c]	1	31	13
	2020	Veikkausliiga	21	10	7	3	1 [c]	0	29	13
	2021	Veikkausliiga	25	7	5	2	2 [d]	0	32	9
	Total		131	45	30	15	5	1	166	61
Career total			369	143	43	23	8	1	420	167

1. Includes Suomen Cup, Finnish League Cup, DFB-Pokal and Sachsen-Anhalt-Pokal
2. Includes UEFA Champions League
3. Includes UEFA Europa League
4. Includes UEFA Europa Conference League

International goals

#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 August 2011	Riga	Latvia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	29 February 2012	Klagenfurt	Austria	1–3	1–3	Friendly

International

As of 15 October 2013 ^{[16] [17]}

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland
	2010	1	0
	2011	4	1
	2012	3	1
	2013	2	0
Total		10	2

Honours and achievements

Inter Turku

• Veikkausliiga: 2008
• Finnish Cup: 2009, 2018
• Finnish League Cup: 2008

Hallescher FC

• Saxony-Anhalt Cup: 2015, 2016

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2011, ^[18]

• Veikkausliiga Top Scorer: 2011 ^[19]

• Veikkausliiga Striker of the Year: 2011 ^[20]

• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020 ^[21]

References

1. Timo Furuholm at WorldFootball.net
2. "Fortuna verpflichtet Stürmer Timo Furuholm" [Furuholm joins Düsseldorf] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
3. "Willkommen zurück! Timo Furuholm unterschreibt Zweijahresvertrag" (in German). Hallescher FC. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
4. "Summary – 3. Liga". Soccerway. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
5. "Maalitykki Furuholm palaa FC Interiin" (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
6. "Etelä-Korea kaatoi Huuhkajat" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
7. "Mika Ojala A-maajoukkueen valopilkku Itävallassa" (in Finnish). fcinter.fi. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
8. "17-vuotias debytoi Huuhkajissa lauantaina" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
9. "Kulttiasemassa Hallescherissa" (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
10. Kuntavaalit, Turun Sanomat archive
11. Timo Furuholm, Left Alliance
12. Timo Furuholm luki ylioppilaaksi, pääsi yliopistoon ja nyt eduskuntaan – lasten toive ei toteutunut, Helsingin Sanomat, 3 April 2023
13. von Bernd, Jolitz (26 February 2021). "In seinem Heimatland Dieser frühere Fortune wird jetzt Politiker" (in German). Rheinische Post. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
14. "Timo Furuholm". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
15. "Timo Furuholm". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
16. "Timo Furuholm" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
17. Timo Furuholm at National-Football-Teams.com
18. FC Interin Timo Furuholm Veikkausliigan toukokuun pelaaja Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
19. veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
20. veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
21. "Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

External links

• Biography portal
• Association football portal
• Finland portal

• Media related to Timo Furuholm at Wikimedia Commons
• Timo Furuholm – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Timo Furuholm – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Timo Furuholm at National-Football-Teams.com
• Timo Furuholm at Soccerbase
• Timo Furuholm at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Guardian Football