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- ↑ Toni Huttunen at Soccerway
- ↑ Toni Huttunen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Kouvolan kaupunki hieroo voikkaalaisten kanssa sopimusta Voikkaan pallokentän hoidosta – Tänä kesänä villiintynyt ruoho on vallannut Sami Hyypiän ja Toni Huttusen kotikentän, Kouvolan Sanomat, 11 July 2021
- ↑ Toni Huttunen stats, veikkausliiga.com
- ↑ MyPan Toni Huttunen ennätysmieheksi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 6 July 2007
- ↑ Isän, pojan ja jalkapallon nimeen: MyPa-legenda Toni Huttunen ei ole kuullut katsomossa, että poikaa olisi pelaajana liiemmin verrattu isäänsä – eikä hän sitä toivokaan, Kouvolan Sanomat, 8 November 2020
- ↑ Anttoni Huttunen vaihtaa MyPasta KTP:hen – "Poika tekee ihan omaa uraa", MyPa-ikoneihin kuuluva Toni-isä sanoo, Kouvolan Sanomat, 22 December 2020
- ↑ Toni Huttunen, Finnish FA
- ↑ Toni Huttunen stats, WorldFootball
- ↑ Toni Huttusesta Veikkausliigan legenda, Yle, 1 October 2010
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