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Jani Tanska (born 29 July 1988) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was a product of MyPa youth academy and later spent three years with Charlton Athletic in 2004–2007.
 Tanska with Ilves in 2017. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Anjalankoski, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | MyPa | ||
| 2004–2007 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | MyPa | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → FK Lyn (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → PP-70 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | KTP | 23 | (1) |
| 2009 | FF Jaro | 20 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | VPS | 37 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | TPS | 64 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Lahti | 31 | (3) |
| 2015 | Assyriska FF | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Lahti | 36 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Ilves | 48 | (2) |
| 2019 | FC Lahti | 22 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| –2010 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Club career edit
Tanska made his Veikkausliiga debut with MyPa in 2004. He joined Norwegian side FC Lyn Oslo on loan for the 2006 season. Between 2008 and 2013, he played in Finland with KooTeePee, Jaro, VPS and TPS.
After a year with FC Lahti, Tanska was transferred to the Swedish club Assyriska FF in 2015, but ended up playing only six games there before his contract was terminated for financial reasons.[1] He then returned to Lahti and played there until the end of the 2016 Veikkausliiga season, after which he moved to Ilves.
Tanska rejoined FC Lahti for the 2019 season. The deal was announced already on 30 October 2018.[2] Due to health reasons that had plagued him the last two seasons, 31-year-old Tanska announced his retirement in November 2019, despite having one year left of his contract.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Jani Tanska loppukaudeksi FC Lahteen". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Jani Tanska palaa Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 30 October 2018
- ^ FC Lahden puolustaja Jani Tanska lopettaa, ess.fi, 12 November 2019
External links edit
- Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 September 2012)
- Veikkausliiga
- Jani Tanska at Soccerway
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