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- ↑ "Veikkausliiga | Pelaajakortti - HUUHKA Toni". Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ↑ Toni Huuhka | Elite Football
- ↑ "Toni Huuhka FC Lahden kakkosvalmentajaksi". FC Lahti (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Toni Huuhka FC Lahden kakkosvalmentajaksi". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "Toni Huuhka sopimukseen FC Lahden kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "FC Kuusysi ry". www.fckuusysi.fi. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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