Janne Salli (born 14 December 1977) is a Finnish retired footballer.

Janne Salli
Salli as a player/coach of Ilves in 2010
Personal information
Full name Janne Mikael Salli
Date of birth (1977-12-14) 14 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 TP-Seinäjoki[1] 85 (5)
1998–2000 Haka 77 (7)
2000–2002 Barnsley 7 (0)
2003 TP-Seinäjoki[2] 7 (1)
2003–2005 Haka[3] 48 (1)
2006–2007 TPV[4] 49 (3)
2008–2010 Ilves[5] 57 (2)
International career
1999–2004 Finland 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Salli captained the Finnish Under-21 team while playing for FC Haka.[6]

Salli then moved to Barnsley in the English leagues, but suffered a knee injury against Leeds United which he could not recover from, and the English papers of the time reported he had retired at the age of 24.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TP-Seinäjoki 1994 Kakkonen 16 1 16 1
1995 Kakkonen 18 2 18 2
1996 Ykkönen 26 0 26 0
1997 Veikkausliiga 25 2 25 2
Total 85 5 0 0 0 0 85 5
Haka 1998 Veikkausliiga 22 3 4[b] 1 26 4
1999 Veikkausliiga 24 2 2[c] 1 26 3
2000 Veikkausliiga 31 2 4[c] 0 35 2
Total 77 7 0 0 10 2 87 9
Barnsley 2000–01 First Division 7 0 1 0 8 0
2001–02 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
TP-Seinäjoki 2003 Kakkonen 7 1 7 1
Haka 2003 Veikkausliiga 4 0 4 0
2004 Veikkausliiga 24 2 3[d] 0 27 0
2005 Veikkausliiga 20 1 1 0 4[c] 0 25 1
Total 48 3 1 0 7 0 56 3
TPV 2006 Kakkonen 27 4 27 4
2007 Ykkönen 24 0 24 0
Total 51 4 0 0 0 0 51 4
Ilves 2008 Kakkonen 21 0 21 0
2009 Kakkonen 18 2 18 2
2010 Kakkonen 18 0 18 0
Total 57 2 0 0 0 0 57 2
Career total 292 22 2 0 17 2 301 24
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup

Honours

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Haka

References

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  1. ^ Kausi 1997 Archived 2020-08-24 at the Wayback Machine SJK-junioreiden
  2. ^ Janne Salli pelaa TP-Seinäjoessa Archived 2020-08-24 at the Wayback Machine SJK-junioreiden
  3. ^ Janne Salli jatkaa Hakassa MTVuutiset.fi
  4. ^ Janne Salli jatkaa TPV:n puolustuksen johtohahmona Suomen Palloliitto
  5. ^ Raapiiko Ilves sunnuntaina SJK
  6. ^ "Rangers heading for Parma clash". 4 August 1999. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Salli forced to retire". BBC. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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