Jani Lyyski (born 16 March 1983) is a Finnish former footballer.
Jani Lyyski | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jani Pekka "Tysken" Lyyski | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Mariehamn, Finland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2008 | IFK Mariehamn | 146 | (19) |
2009 | VPS | 26 | (3) |
2010–2012 | Djurgården | 41 | (0) |
2012–2017 | IFK Mariehamn | 161 | (16) |
International career | |||
2010 | Finland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editLyyski started his career in IFK Mariehamn he played for seven years, before moving on to Vaasan Palloseura in 2008. On 26 November, he signed on for Swedish side Djurgårdens IF.[1][2]
In March 2012 Lyyski returned to IFK Mariehamn. His father Pekka Lyyski is a former manager of IFK Mariehamn.
International career
editOn 18 January 2010 Lyyski made his first appearance at Finland national team in friendly match against South Korea in Málaga, Spain. He was in the starting line-up and played the whole match.[3]
Honours
editIndividual
edit- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: October 2017[4]
- Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2016[5]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2016[6]
References
edit- ^ Riedel, Jonas (26 November 2009). "Lyyski först in i truppen". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Finländare klar för Djurgården". SvD. TT. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Etelä-Korea kaatoi Huuhkajat". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Jani Lyyski kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
- ^ "Kauden parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ballissa". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
External links
edit- Jani Lyyski at Guardian Football
- Jani Lyyski at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)