# Jari Litmanen

Jari Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, born on 20 February 1971 in Lahti, Finland. Litmanen plays as an attacking midfielder for Tallinna Kalev Juunior. Litmanen has scored 259 goals in 736 games for club and country and has won 22 trophies, including 2 Ballon d'Ors, the Champions League and 6 league titles.

## Litmanen's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 599 | 227 |
| Finland | 137 | 32 |
| Total | 736 | 259 |

Goals per game: 0.35.

## Litmanen's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 22
- League titles: 6
- Domestic cups: 11
- Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 4
- Ballon d'Or: 2
- Individual awards: 34

### MyPa

- Finnish Cup: 1 (1992)

### Ajax

- Eredivisie: 5 (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2003–04)
- KNVB Cup: 3 (1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99)
- Dutch Supercup: 3 (1993, 1994, 1995)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (1994–95)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (1995)
- Intercontinental Cup: 1 (1995)

### Liverpool

- FA Cup: 1 (2000–01)
- Football League Cup: 1 (2000–01)
- FA Charity Shield: 1 (2001)
- UEFA Cup: 1 (2000–01)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2001)

### HJK

- Veikkausliiga: 1 (2011)
- Finnish Cup: 1 (2011)

### Individual

- Finnish Sports Journalists Player of the Year (8): 8 (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
- Finnish Football Association Player of the Year (9): 9 (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000)
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 1 (1990)
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1 (1993)
- Dutch league top scorer: 1 (1993–94)
- Ballon d'Or: 2 (1994, 1995)
- Finnish Sports Personality of the Year: 1 (1995)
- Football Association of Finland: 1 (2002)
- ESM Team of the Year: 2 (1994–95, 1995–96)
- UEFA Champions League top scorer: 1 (1995–96)
- Captain's Ball: 1 (2002)
- UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Finnish Footballer of the last 50 Years: 1 (2003)
- and 5 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1987–1990: Reipas, 86 games, 28 goals
2. 1991: HJK, 27 games, 16 goals
3. 1992: MyPa, 18 games, 7 goals
4. 1992–1999: Ajax, 159 games, 91 goals
5. 1999–2001: Barcelona, 21 games, 3 goals
6. 2001–2002: Liverpool, 26 games, 5 goals
7. 2002–2004: Ajax, 20 games, 5 goals
8. 2004: Lahti, 11 games, 3 goals
9. 2005: Hansa Rostock, 13 games, 1 goal
10. 2005–2007: Malmö FF, 10 games, 3 goals
11. 2008: Fulham, 0 games, 0 goals
12. 2008–2010: Lahti, 40 games, 10 goals
13. 2011: HJK, 18 games, 1 goal
14. 2025–: Tallinna Kalev Juunior, 7 games, 2 goals

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