"THE FLYING FINN"and WORLD STAR GOALKEEPER(FOOTBALL TEAM FINLAND and BOLTON WANDERERS)

Jussi Jaaskelainen

Jussi Jaaskelainen

Player details
Name	Jussi Jaaskelainen
Age	34
Club	Bolton Wanderers
Position	Goalkeeper
Squad No	22
Born	Mikkeli, Finland
Height	1.91m
Player rating	6.6 (what is this?)

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Jussi Jaaskelainen transfer history

From	To	Date	Fee
VPS	Bolton Wanderers	14 Nov 1997	£ 100,000

Jussi Jaaskelainen 2009/2010 Season Stats

Competition	Team	Apps	G	YC	RC
Barclays Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	23 (0)	0	1	0
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON	Bolton Wanderers	1 (0)	0	0	0
2nd Rnd	Bolton Wanderers	1 (0)	0	0	0
Group 4	Finland	4 (0)	0	0	0

Bolton Wanderers Squad List

Goalkeeper:

• 1 Adam Bogdan
• 22 Jussi Jaaskelainen
• 26 Ali Al Habsi

Defender:

• 2 Nicky Hunt
• 3 Jlloyd Samuel
• 4 Paul Robinson
• 5 Gary Cahill
• 8 Joey O'Brien
• 12 Zat Knight
• 15 Gretar Rafn Steinsson
• 18 Sam Ricketts
• 24 Danny Shittu
• 31 Andy O'Brien

Midfielder:

• 6 Fabrice Muamba
• 7 Matthew Taylor
• 11 Ricardo Gardner
• 16 Mark Davies
• 19 Gavin McCann
• 21 Tamir Cohen
• 23 Sean Davis
• 25 Stuart Holden
• 30 Chris Basham
• 32 Jack Wilshere
• 40 Vladimir Weiss

Attacking Midfielder:

• 27 Lee Chung-Yong

Striker:

• 9 Johan Elmander
• 10 Ivan Klasnic
• 14 Kevin Davies
• 17 Riga Mustapha
• 20 Ricardo Vaz Te
• 34 Zoltan Harsanyi

On Loan:

• 33 Danny Ward (to Swindon Town)
• 35 Tope Obadeyi (to Rochdale)
• 45 Mark Connolly (to St Johnstone)

Jussi Jaaskelainen NEWS

11th November 2009

Jussi explains Finland decision

Jussi Jaaskelainen insists his decision to quit international football will help prolong his Bolton career.

7th April 2009

Jussi sights on Europe

Jussi Jaaskelainen wants Bolton Wanderers to be challenging for a European place next season.

28th November 2008

Megson - Jussi won't leave

Gary Megson does not expect goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen to leave Bolton Wanderers in January.

8th November 2008

Brown - Jussi was match-winner

Phil Brown was left to rue the chances Hull failed to convert in their 1-0 defeat to Bolton.

8th November 2008

Megson hails Jussi

Gary Megson was delighted with Bolton's performance as they secured a 1-0 victory over Hull City.

8th November 2008

Jaaskelainen inspires Bolton win

Matt Taylor's second-half goal was enough for Bolton as they secured a 1-0 victory over Hull City.

"THE FLYING FINN"and WORLD STAR GOALKEEPER(FOOTBALL TEAM FINLAND and BOLTON WANDERERS)

A top Premiership goalkeeper is poised to leave his club as the fall-out from the BBC?s Panorama documentary continues.

The prospective move of Finland?s Jussi Jaaskelainen to Sunderland comes after a breakdown in relations between current employers, Bolton, and his agent, Peter Harrison.

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Breakdown: Jussi Jaaskelainen

The talk around the training ground is that the club refused to deal with Harrison after he was shown in the BBC programme telling an undercover reporter that he smoothed through deals at the Reebok Stadium by making secret payments to Craig Allardyce, son of then manager Sam.

Jaaskelainen insisted he wanted to retain Harrison as his agent and although Bolton turned down Sunderland?s first offer of about £2 million before finally contacting Harrison with a new deal for Jaaskelainen, the player is still set to move to the Stadium of Light.

It remains to be seen what reception Harrison receives at Allardyce?s new club, Newcastle, where he represents promising youngsters Andy Carroll and Matty Pattison.

"THE FLYING FINN"and WORLD STAR GOALKEEPER(FOOTBALL TEAM FINLAND and BOLTON WANDERERS)

Jussi Jääskeläinen

Jussi Jääskeläinen
Personal information
Full name	Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen
Date of birth	19 April 1975 (age 34)(1975-04-19)
Place of birth	Mikkeli, Finland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	22
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1995 1996–1997 1997–	Mikkelin Palloilijat Vaasan Palloseura Bolton Wanderers	064 (0) 054 (0) 409 (0)
National team2
1998–2009	Finland	055 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 09 February 2010 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22:12, 30 October 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen (born 19 April 1975 in Mikkeli, Southern Savonia) is a Finnishfootball goalkeeper who currently plays for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers.

Contents [hide] 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3.1 Club[8][9] 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Club career

Jääskeläinen made his Veikkausliiga debut in Finland for MP Mikkeli in 1992, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996, he moved to VPS Vaasa where he spent two seasons. Jääskeläinen was bought by Bolton Wanderers of the then First Division in 1997. He soon established himself as the club's first choice keeper, though a cruciate ligament injury ruled him out for much of Bolton's 2000–2001 promotion season. The following season, he was voted the best goalkeeper in the Premiership by sponsors Barclaycard. He has also been tracked at his time at Bolton by highly rated clubs such as Arsenal, Celtic, Real Madrid, Manchester United and AC Milan.

On 13 May 2007, Jääskeläinen received Bolton's "Player of the Year Award" and also the "Players' Player of the Year Award" after helping Bolton secure a UEFA Cup spot for only the second time in their history.^[1]Despite much speculation linking him with a move away from Bolton when his contract expired following the 2007–08 season, Jääskeläinen agreed a new four-year contract on 11 June,^[2] which he signed on 9 July.^[3]

His 400th appearance came against Manchester City on 2 November 2008, with his 400th start coming six days later against Hull City. After twelve years with the club, Jääskeläinen was granted a testimonial match against Hibernian in August 2009 in which he kept a clean sheet.^[4][5]

[edit] International career

Jääskeläinen made his debut for Finland on 25 March 1998 against Malta. He was Finland's second choice behind Antti Niemi for years, but after Niemi retired from international football in 2005, Jääskeläinen finally became the Finnish number one. On the 29 October 2009 Jääskeläinen announced his retirement from international football having collected 55 caps for his country. In explaining his decision Jääskeläinen stated that he hoped that it would allow him to prolong his club career.^{[6] [7]}

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club^[8][9]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Finland			League		Finnish Cup		Finnish League Cup		Europe		Total
1992	MP Mikkeli	Veikkausliiga	6	0
1993			6	0
1994			26	0
1995			26	0
MP Mikkeli Total			64	0
1996	VPS Vaasa	Veikkausliiga	27	0
1997			27	0
VPS Vaasa Total			54	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1997–98	Bolton Wanderers	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998–99		Division 1	34	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	40	0
1999–00			36*	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	41	0
2000–01			27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
2001–02		Premier League	34	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	38	0
2002–03			38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
2003–04			38	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	41	0
2004–05			36	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	40	0
2005–06			38	0	3	0	2	0	5	0	48	0
2006–07			38	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
2007–08			28	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	35	0
2008–09			38	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	40	0
2009–10			23	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
Bolton Wanderers Total			408	0	16	0	19	0	11	0	454	0
Career Total			526	0	16	0	19	0	11	0	572	0

As at 19:53, 07 February 2010.

* includes 2 play off matches

[edit] Personal life

Jääskeläinen and his wife Tessa have lived in Bolton for 12 years and have three sons together: William aged 10, Emil aged 8 and a 3-year-old named Robin.

[edit] References

1. ^ Jussi Handed Top Award - Bwfc Official Site
2. ^ "Jussi agrees Bolton deal". Sky Sports. 2008-06-11. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11672_3676647,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
3. ^ "Bolton duo sign new deals". Sky Sports. 2008-07-09. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11672_3798742,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
4. ^ Jussi Granted Testimonial - BWFC Official Site
5. ^ Jaaskelainen lines up testimonial, BBC Sport, 6 May 2009.
6. ^ Jussi Calls Time On International Career - Bwfc Official Site
7. ^ Jääskeläinen tritt zurück
8. ^ "Jussi Jääskeläinen Career Stats". Soccerbase. 28 December 2009. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=13242. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
9. ^ "Jussi Jääskeläinen Career Stats (2)". national-football-teams.com. 28 December 2009. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=2451. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

[edit] External links

• Jussi Jääskeläinen FIFA competition record
• Jussi Jääskeläinen career stats at Soccerbase

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