Tuomas Aho (born 27 May 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made more than 300 appearances in the Veikkausliiga, and had a short stint abroad with Danish Superliga club AGF.
 Aho with HIFK in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Parikkala, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | KeuPa | ||
| 1993–1994 | Kumu JT | ||
| 1995 | FC Kouvola | ||
| 1996–1998 | FC Kuusankoski | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | FC Kuusankoski | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | MyPa | 118 | (3) |
| 2002 | → FC Kuusankoski (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | AGF | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | HJK | 59 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | MyPa | 142 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | HIFK | 52 | (2) |
| Total | 398 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Finland U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2000 | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Finland U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Finland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2006 | Finland | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Early years edit
Aho played youth football for KeuPa, Kumu JT, FC Kouvola and FC Kuusankoski.[2] He made his senior debut for the latter in the 1998 season.[3]
He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 27 June 1999 for MyPa in a match against FC Jazz.[4] He won the Finnish Cup with the club in 2004.[5]
AGF edit
On 23 December 2004, Aho signed with Danish Superliga club AGF after his contract with MyPa had expired.[6] He made his debut on 20 March 2005, coming on as an substitute in stoppage time for Tobias Grahn in a 2–1 home win over Nordsjælland.[7] He played his first full game on 7 May in a 3–1 away loss to AaB.[8][9]
Return to Finland edit
Aho returned to Finland on 1 May 2006, signing with HJK.[10] He played for the club through three seasons, before returning to MyPa on 3 December 2008.[11] He served as club captain of both HJK and MyPa.[12][13]
On 13 March 2015, Aho signed a one-year contract with HIFK, who were newly promoted to the top division.[14]
Personal life edit
Aho has studied sport pedagogy at the University of Jyväskylä.[15]
Honours edit
MyPa
HJK
References edit
- ^ "Tuomas Aho, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats (in Danish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Vento, Jari (16 May 2019). "Tuomas Aho kesäleirille vierailijaksi". KP-75 (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Vuorinen, Juha; Kasila, Markku (2007). Pelimiehet – Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930–2006. Jyväskylä: Suomen urheilumuseosäätiö. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
- ^ "Liigapelaajat". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Jalkapallokirja 2005 – Suomen Palloliiton Julkaisu 70: Vuosikerta" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Liiton Toimisto. 2005. ISSN 0787-7188.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Fodbold: Grahn og Aho til AGF". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Engmann, Jesper (22 March 2005). "Første hele kamp til finne". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Nielsen, Poul F. (7 May 2005). "Bræmer bankede AGF". B.T. (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Superligakamp AaB–AGF, 07.05.2005". SuperStats. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Tuomas Aho skifter til HJK Helsinki". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 1 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Aho, Multaharju and Oksanen MyPaan". Myllykosken Pallo -47 (in Finnish). 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Aho, Mikko (27 September 2008). "Veikkausliiga | Tuomas Aho: "On suuri kunnia olla HJK:n kapteeni"". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Kapteenisto kaudella 2012". Myllykosken Pallo -47 (in Finnish). 23 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ Perret, Christoffer (13 March 2015). "Tuomas Aho HIFK:hon - ensimmäinen täysin kotimainen joukkue pääsarjassa 7 vuoteen". HIFK Fotboll (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Isotalo, Mikko; Laukkanen, Riku (14 April 2015). "Topparia etsimässä" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021.
External links edit
- Tuomas Aho at The Guardian
- Tuomas Aho at Veikkausliiga
- Tuomas Aho at Soccerway