Toni Kuivasto

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Toni Kuivasto
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Kuivasto in a charity match in 2010
Personal information
Full name Toni Tapio Kuivasto
Date of birth (1975-12-31) 31 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Ilves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1996 Ilves 77 (5)
1997–1998 MyPa 46 (2)
1999–2000 HJK 60 (2)
2001–2003 Viking 62 (4)
2003–2009 Djurgården 165 (6)
2010 Haka 21 (0)
2012–2013 Ilves/2
2014 Ilves/3
International career
? Finland U-21 11 (?)
1997–2009 Finland 75 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toni Tapio Kuivasto (born 31 December 1975) is a retired Finnish footballer who last played for Veikkausliigaside Haka.

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Club career

Kuivasto started his career at home-town club FC Ilves, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 1992. He also played for MyPa and HJK Helsinki in Finland, before moving abroad to play for Viking FK of the Norwegian Tippeligaen in 2001. After a few years in Norway he wanted new challenges, and he was bought by Djurgården in the summer of 2003. Kuivasto has helped Djurgården to two Swedish championships and two Swedish Cups. Kuivasto returned to Finland for the 2010 season after spending 10 years abroad. He signed a one-year contract with FC Haka. He managed to score a vital goal for his team in his second game for Haka, in a league cup match against VPS.

After his contract with Haka expired after the 2010 season, he became a free agent. On 4 November 2011 it was announced that the 35-year-old Kuivasto would retire due his knee problems. [1] He is currently studying to become a youth coach.

International career

Kuivasto made his debut for the Finland national team on 21 February 1997 against Malaysia. He made his last national appearance on 1 April 2009 as he played 23 minutes in a friendly against Norway. He made in total of 75 national caps and scored one goal.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 1992 Veikkausliiga 90–––90
1993 Veikkausliiga10–––10
1994 Veikkausliiga221–––221
1995 Veikkausliiga231–––231
1996 Veikkausliiga223–––223
Total775000000775
MYPA 1997 Veikkausliiga271––2 [b] 0291
1998 Veikkausliiga191–––191
Total462000020482
HJK Helsinki 1999 Veikkausliiga281––4 [b] 0321
2000 Veikkausliiga32110–4037 [b] 1
Total602100080692
Viking 2001 Tippeligaen 25061–6 [b] 0371
2002 Tippeligaen26340–4 [b] 0343
2003 Tippeligaen11331––144
Total62613200100858
Djurgården 2003 Allsvenskan 13100–2 [c] 0151
2004 Allsvenskan24010–6 [d] 0310
2005 Allsvenskan26311–2 [b] 0294
2006 Allsvenskan230––2 [c] 0250
2007 Allsvenskan261–––261
2008 Allsvenskan240––3 [b] 0270
2009 Allsvenskan31110––321
Total167631001501857
Haka 2010 Veikkausliiga2102000–230
Career total433211930035048724
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup

Honours

HJK

Viking FK

Djurgårdens IF

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