Jari Niemi

Jari Niemi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-02-02) 2 February 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Nokia, Finland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	TPV	60	(14)
1998–1999	Haka	54	(6)
2000–2003	Tampere United	111	(36)
2003–2004	R.A.E.C. Mons	17	(4)
2004	Standard Liège	9	(0)
2004–2006	K. Sint-Truidense V.V.	43	(1)
2006–2010	Tampere United	100	(19)
2011–2012	Ilves	27	(5)
International career‡
2000–2005	Finland	23	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2013

Jari Niemi (born 2 February 1977 in Nokia) is a retired Finnish footballer. He has played for R.A.E.C. Mons, Standard Liège and K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium. In the Finnish Veikkausliiga Niemi has also played for TPV Tampere, FC Haka and Tampere United, and has won five Finnish championships. During the second qualifying round of the 2007/2008 Champions League edition, Niemi scored the only goal in Tampere's prestigious 1:0 away win against Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia. As Tampere had attained a 1:0 win in their home game, they became the first Finnish side to eliminate a Bulgarian club from the high-profile competition. However, the Finns were unable to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, as they were eliminated by Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round.

Niemi was able to play either as a right midfielder/winger or a striker.

References

• Guardian Football
• Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame^{[permanent dead link]}