Juuso Simpanen (born 8 June 1991) is a Finnish ultra runner and former footballer.[3] He has played for Finnish Ykkönen club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.
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| Date of birth | 8 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | SJK | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| TiPS | |||||||||||||||||
| FC Honka | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | FC Honka | 65 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013− | SJK | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland U-17 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Finland U-19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010− | Finland U-21[2] | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
After starting his career with local TiPS, young Simpanen moved to neighbours FC Honka, where he finished his football grooming and raised to the first team squad in 2010. Simpanen was part of the team that won the Finnish League Cup in the same year. He was awarded as man of the match in the final against JJK.
Since 2021, Simpanen has had success in ultra trail running, winning races such as NUTS Karhunkierros and Kullamannen.[4]
References
edit- ^ "FC Honka - Juuso Simpanen". Archived from the original on 24 July 2010.
- ^ "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Juuso Simpanen". Juuso Simpanen. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Juuso SIMPANEN - His Trail results and UTMB® Index". utmb.world. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
External links
edit- Juuso Simpanen at FC Honka (in Finnish)
- Juuso Simpanen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Juuso Simpanen at Soccerway
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