Jari Litmanen

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Finland
10		Finland	Oct 22, 1989	137	32	Jukka Vakkila	18 years 08 months 02 days
	Finland U21
-		Finland U21	-	6	2
	Finland U19
-		Finland U19	-	1	-
	Finland U17
-		Finland U17	-	10	3
	Finland U16
-		Finland U16	-	2	-
	Finland U15
-		Finland U15	-	8	1

Stats of Jari Litmanen

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			137	32	7	-	17	49	3	-	-	9	316'	10.126'
	International Friendlies	60	14	2	-	7	30	-	-	-	3	305'	4.272'
	World Cup qualification	39	8	3	-	4	15	2	-	-	2	368'	2.944'
	European Qualifiers	38	10	2	-	6	4	1	-	-	4	291'	2.910'

International FriendliesWorld Cup qualificationEuropean Qualifiers

Detailed stats

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	Matchday	Club	Venue	Date	Home team		Away team		Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
			Port of Spain	Oct 22, 1989		Trinidad		Finland	0:1								79'		11'
			Port of Spain	Oct 25, 1989		Trinidad		Finland	2:0										90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 4		Rotterdam	Nov 15, 1989		Netherlands		Finland	3:0	With U21 national team
	International Friendlies
			Abu Dhabi	Feb 12, 1990		U. A. E.		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
			Kuwait City	Feb 15, 1990		Kuwait		Finland	0:1	Not in squad
				Mar 10, 1990		USA		Finland	2:1										90'
			Dublin	May 16, 1990		Ireland		Finland	1:1									71'	71'
			Solna, Stockholm	May 27, 1990		Sweden		Finland	6:0								65'		25'
				Aug 29, 1990		Finland		ČSR	1:1										90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 6		Helsinki	Sep 12, 1990		Finland		Portugal	0:0										90'
	International Friendlies
			Tunis	Nov 11, 1990		Tunisia		Finland	1:2										90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 6		Attard	Nov 25, 1990		Malta		Finland	1:1										90'
	International Friendlies
			Warszawa	Apr 13, 1991		Poland		Finland	1:1										90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 6		Rotterdam	Apr 17, 1991		Netherlands		Finland	2:0									46'	45'
	Group 6		Helsinki	May 16, 1991		Finland		Malta	2:0		1								90'
	Group 6		Helsinki	Jun 5, 1991		Finland		Netherlands	1:1										90'
	Group 6		Porto	Sep 11, 1991		Portugal		Finland	1:0								74'		16'
	Group 6		Helsinki	Oct 9, 1991		Finland		Greece	1:1										90'
	Group 6		Athen	Oct 30, 1991		Greece		Finland	2:0										90'
	International Friendlies
			Adana	Feb 12, 1992		Türkiye		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
			Glasgow	Mar 25, 1992		Scotland		Finland	0:0		1								90'
				Apr 15, 1992		Brazil		Finland	3:1										90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6		Helsinki	May 14, 1992		Finland		Bulgaria	0:3										90'
	International Friendlies
			Helsinki	Jun 3, 1992		Finland		England	1:2									89'	89'
				Aug 26, 1992		Finland		Poland	0:0									88'	88'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6		Helsinki	Sep 9, 1992		Finland		Sweden	0:1										90'
	International Friendlies
			Tunis	Nov 7, 1992		Tunisia		Finland	1:1										90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6		Paris	Nov 14, 1992		France		Finland	2:1										90'
	International Friendlies
				Jan 20, 1993		India		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
				Jan 22, 1993		Finland		Cameroon	0:0	Not in squad
				Jan 26, 1993		India		Finland	0:2	Not in squad
			Helsinki	Jan 28, 1993		Finland		Cameroon	0:2	Not in squad
				Jan 31, 1993		North Korea		Finland	3:2	Not in squad
			Helsinki	Feb 20, 1993		Finland		Estonia	4:3 on pens	Not in squad
				Feb 21, 1993		Finland		Lithuania	3:0	Not in squad
				Apr 13, 1993		Poland		Finland	2:1										90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 6		Sofia	Apr 28, 1993		Bulgaria		Finland	2:0										90'
	Group 6			May 13, 1993		Finland		Austria	3:1										90'
	Group 6			Jun 16, 1993		Finland		Israel	0:0										90'
	Group 6		Wien	Aug 25, 1993		Austria		Finland	3:0					6'				76'	76'
	Group 6		Helsinki	Sep 8, 1993		Finland		France	0:2										90'
	Group 6		Solna, Stockholm	Oct 13, 1993		Sweden		Finland	3:2		1								90'
	Group 6		Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv	Nov 10, 1993		Israel		Finland	1:3										90'
	International Friendlies
			Doha	Jan 25, 1994		Qatar		Finland	1:0	Not in squad
			Doha	Jan 27, 1994		Qatar		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
			Kairo	Jan 30, 1994		Oman		Finland	0:2	Not in squad
			Kairo	Feb 1, 1994		Oman		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
			Casablanca	Feb 23, 1994		Morocco		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
			Parma	May 27, 1994		Italy		Finland	2:0	SS									90'
				Jun 2, 1994		Finland		Spain	1:2										90'
			København Ø.	Aug 17, 1994		Denmark		Finland	2:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 8		Helsinki	Sep 7, 1994		Finland		Scotland	0:2										90'
	Group 8		Thessaloniki	Oct 12, 1994		Greece		Finland	4:0										90'
	International Friendlies
			Tallinn	Oct 26, 1994		Estonia		Finland	0:7	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 8		Helsinki	Nov 16, 1994		Finland		Faroe Islands	5:0		2								90'
	International Friendlies
			Málaga	Nov 30, 1994		Spain		Finland	2:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 8		Helsinki	Dec 14, 1994		Finland		San Marino	4:1										90'
	International Friendlies
			Port of Spain	Feb 16, 1995		Trinidad		Finland	2:2	Not in squad
				Mar 8, 1995		Czechia		Finland	4:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 8		Serravalle	Mar 29, 1995		San Marino		Finland	0:2		1								90'
	Group 8		Toftir	Apr 26, 1995		Faroe Islands		Finland	0:4										90'
	International Friendlies
			Helsinki	May 31, 1995		Finland		Denmark	0:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 8		Helsinki	Jun 11, 1995		Finland		Greece	2:1		1								90'
	Group 8		Helsinki	Aug 16, 1995		Finland		Russia	0:6	Not in squad
	Group 8		Glasgow	Sep 6, 1995		Scotland		Finland	1:0										90'
	International Friendlies
			Helsinki	Oct 4, 1995		Finland		Türkiye	0:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 8		Moskau	Nov 15, 1995		Russia		Finland	3:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Bangkok	Feb 9, 1996		Thailand		Finland	1:0	Not in squad
			Bangkok	Feb 11, 1996		Denmark		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
			Bangkok	Feb 13, 1996		Finland		Romania B	1:1	Not in squad
			Bangkok	Feb 16, 1996		Thailand		Finland	5:2	Not in squad
			Adiliya	Mar 16, 1996		Kuwait		Finland	0:1	Not in squad
			Straßburg	May 29, 1996		France		Finland	2:0										90'
			Helsinki	Jun 2, 1996		Finland		Türkiye	1:2	CF	1								90'
			Riga	Aug 14, 1996		Latvia		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 3		Budapest	Sep 1, 1996		Hungary		Finland	1:0	Not in squad
	Group 3		Helsinki	Oct 6, 1996		Finland		Switzerland	2:3	on the bench
	International Friendlies
			Tallinn	Oct 30, 1996		Finland		Estonia	2:2	Not in squad
			Denizli	Feb 12, 1997		Türkiye		Finland	1:1	AM	1							62'	62'
				Feb 21, 1997		Malaysia		Finland	2:1	Not in squad
				Feb 23, 1997		China		Finland	2:1	Not in squad
				Feb 25, 1997		Singapore		Finland	0:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 3		Baku	Apr 2, 1997		Azerbaijan		Finland	1:2	CM	1							72'	72'
	Group 3		Oslo	Apr 30, 1997		Norway		Finland	1:1	AM									90'
	Group 3		Helsinki	Jun 8, 1997		Finland		Azerbaijan	3:0		1							83'	83'
	Group 3		Helsinki	Aug 20, 1997		Finland		Norway	0:4	CF									90'
	Group 3		Lausanne	Sep 6, 1997		Switzerland		Finland	1:2		1								90'
	Group 3		Helsinki	Oct 11, 1997		Finland		Hungary	1:1	AM				90'					90'
	International Friendlies
			Limassol	Feb 5, 1998		Cyprus		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
			Larnaka	Feb 9, 1998		Finland		Slovakia	0:2	Not in squad
			Attard	Mar 25, 1998		Malta		Finland	0:2	Not in squad
			Edinburgh	Apr 22, 1998		Scotland		Finland	1:1									46'	45'
			Helsinki	May 27, 1998		Finland		Germany	0:0	AM									90'
			Helsinki	Jun 5, 1998		Finland		France	0:1	Not in squad
				Aug 19, 1998		Slovakia		Finland	0:0									57'	57'
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3		Helsinki	Sep 5, 1998		Finland		Moldova	3:2										90'
	Group 3		Belfast	Oct 10, 1998		N. Ireland		Finland	1:0								75'		15'
	Group 3		Mecidiyeköy - Istanbul	Oct 14, 1998		Türkiye		Finland	1:3	AM	1								90'
	International Friendlies
				Feb 3, 1999		Greece		Finland	2:1	Achilles tendon problems
			Paralimni	Feb 5, 1999		Cyprus		Finland	2:1	Achilles tendon problems
			Attard	Feb 10, 1999		Poland		Finland	1:1	Achilles tendon problems
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3		Nürnberg	Mar 31, 1999		Germany		Finland	2:0	AM									90'
	International Friendlies
			Ljubljana	Apr 28, 1999		Slovenia		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3		Helsinki	Jun 5, 1999		Finland		Türkiye	2:4	AM									90'
	Group 3		Chișinău	Jun 9, 1999		Moldova		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Brugge	Aug 18, 1999		Belgium		Finland	3:4	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group 3		Helsinki	Sep 4, 1999		Finland		Germany	1:2	Not in squad
	Group 3		Helsinki	Oct 9, 1999		Finland		N. Ireland	4:1										90'
	International Friendlies
			La Manga	Jan 31, 2000		Faroe Islands		Finland	0:1	Not in squad
			La Manga	Feb 2, 2000		Finland		Iceland	0:1	Not in squad
			La Manga	Feb 4, 2000		Denmark		Finland	1:2	Not in squad
			Bangkok	Feb 20, 2000		Thailand		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
			Bangkok	Feb 23, 2000		Estonia		Finland	2:4	Not in squad
			Bangkok	Feb 27, 2000		Thailand		Finland	5:1	Not in squad
			Cardiff	Mar 29, 2000		Wales		Finland	1:2		1							69'	69'
			Poznań	Apr 26, 2000		Poland		Finland	0:0									90'	90'
			Riga	Jun 3, 2000		Latvia		Finland	1:0										90'
			Helsinki	Aug 16, 2000		Finland		Norway	3:1		2							89'	89'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	group 9		Helsinki	Sep 2, 2000		Finland		Albania	2:1		1								90'
	group 9		Athen	Oct 7, 2000		Greece		Finland	1:0										90'
	group 9		Helsinki	Oct 11, 2000		Finland		England	0:0	AM									90'
	International Friendlies
			Dublin	Nov 15, 2000		Ireland		Finland	3:0										90'
			Växjö	Feb 1, 2001		Sweden		Finland	0:1	Not in squad
			Adiliya	Feb 15, 2001		Kuwait		Finland	4:3	Not in squad
			Muscat	Feb 18, 2001		Oman		Finland	1:2	Not in squad
			Muscat	Feb 20, 2001		Oman		Finland	0:2	Not in squad
			Luxemburg	Feb 28, 2001		Luxembourg		Finland	0:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	group 9		Liverpool	Mar 24, 2001		England		Finland	2:1	SS									90'
	International Friendlies
			Budapest	Apr 25, 2001		Hungary		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
			Kuressaare	May 9, 2001		Estonia		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	group 9		Helsinki	Jun 2, 2001		Finland		Germany	2:2	SS									90'
	International Friendlies
			Helsinki	Aug 15, 2001		Finland		Belgium	4:1		1							75'	75'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	group 9		Tirana	Sep 1, 2001		Albania		Finland	0:2									86'	86'
	group 9		Helsinki	Sep 5, 2001		Finland		Greece	5:1		1							72'	72'
	group 9		Gelsenkirchen	Oct 6, 2001		Germany		Finland	0:0	AM									90'
	International Friendlies
			Manama	Jan 4, 2002		Bahrain		Finland	0:2	Not in squad
			Manama	Jan 7, 2002		Albania		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
			Manama	Jan 10, 2002		Finland		Macedonia	3:0	Not in squad
			Cartagena	Mar 20, 2002		South Korea		Finland	2:0	Not in squad
			Porto	Mar 27, 2002		Portugal		Finland	1:4	AM	2	1							90'
			Prilep	Apr 17, 2002		Macedonia		Finland	1:0										90'
			Helsinki	May 22, 2002		Finland		Latvia	2:1									90'	90'
			Helsinki	Aug 21, 2002		Finland		Ireland	0:3										90'
	European Qualifiers
	group 9		Helsinki	Sep 7, 2002		Finland		Wales	0:2										90'
	group 9		Helsinki	Oct 12, 2002		Finland		Azerbaijan	3:0										90'
	group 9		Belgrad	Oct 16, 2002		Serbia-Mont.		Finland	2:0										90'
	International Friendlies
			Bridgetown	Jan 26, 2003		Barbados		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
			Port of Spain	Jan 29, 2003		Trinidad		Finland	1:2	Not in squad
			Lurgan	Feb 12, 2003		N. Ireland		Finland	0:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	group 9		Palermo	Mar 29, 2003		Italy		Finland	2:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Vantaa	Apr 30, 2003		Finland		Iceland	3:0		1							69'	69'
			Oslo	May 22, 2003		Norway		Finland	2:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	group 9		Helsinki	Jun 7, 2003		Finland		Serbia-Mont.	3:0										90'
	group 9		Helsinki	Jun 11, 2003		Finland		Italy	0:2	SS									90'
	International Friendlies
			København Ø.	Aug 20, 2003		Denmark		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	group 9			Sep 6, 2003		Azerbaijan		Finland	1:2	Not in squad
	group 9		Cardiff	Sep 10, 2003		Wales		Finland	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
				Oct 11, 2003		Finland		Canada	3:2	Not in squad
			Houston, Texas	Nov 16, 2003		Honduras		Finland	1:2	Not in squad
			Alajuela	Nov 19, 2003		Costa Rica		Finland	2:1	Not in squad
			Guangzhou	Feb 3, 2004		China		Finland	2:1	Not in squad
			Shenzhen, Guangdong	Feb 7, 2004		China		Finland	2:1	Not in squad
			Attard	Mar 31, 2004		Malta		Finland	1:2		1						74'		16'
			Zenica	Apr 28, 2004		Bosnia		Finland	1:0									68'	68'
				May 28, 2004		Finland		Sweden	1:3		1								90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1		Bucharest	Aug 18, 2004		Romania		Finland	2:1									59'	59'
	Group 1		Helsinki	Sep 4, 2004		Finland		Andorra	3:0									70'	70'
	Group 1		Yerevan	Sep 8, 2004		Armenia		Finland	0:2									46'	45'
	Group 1		Helsinki	Oct 9, 2004		Finland		Armenia	3:1	Not in squad
	Group 1		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Oct 13, 2004		Netherlands		Finland	3:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Messina	Nov 17, 2004		Italy		Finland	1:0	AM								74'	74'
			Manama	Dec 1, 2004		Bahrain		Finland	1:2									76'	76'
			Manama	Dec 3, 2004		Oman		Finland	3:4 on pens										120'
			Nicosia	Feb 8, 2005		Latvia		Finland	1:2									67'	67'
			Nicosia	Feb 9, 2005		Cyprus		Finland	1:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1		Teplice	Mar 26, 2005		Czechia		Finland	4:3		1							78'	78'
	International Friendlies
				Jun 2, 2005		Finland		Denmark	0:1									58'	58'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group 1		Helsinki	Jun 8, 2005		Finland		Netherlands	0:4	CM								28'	28'
	Group 1		Skopje	Aug 17, 2005		Macedonia		Finland	0:3								79'		11'
	Group 1		Andorra la Vella	Sep 3, 2005		Andorra		Finland	0:0	unknown injury
	Group 1		Helsinki	Sep 7, 2005		Finland		Macedonia	5:1	unknown injury
	Group 1		Helsinki	Oct 8, 2005		Finland		Romania	0:1	unknown injury
	Group 1		Helsinki	Oct 12, 2005		Finland		Czechia	0:3	unknown injury
	International Friendlies
			Helsinki	Nov 12, 2005		Finland		Estonia	2:2	Not in squad
			Riad	Jan 21, 2006		Saudi Arabia		Finland	1:1									73'	73'
			Riad	Jan 25, 2006		South Korea		Finland	1:0									83'	83'
			Fukuroi, Shizuoka	Feb 18, 2006		Japan		Finland	2:0	Not in squad
			Helsinki	Feb 28, 2006		Finland		Kazakhstan	3:1 on pens	Not in squad
			Paphos	Mar 1, 2006		Finland		Belarus	2:2 on pens										120'
				May 25, 2006		Sweden		Finland	0:0	CF									90'
			Helsinki	Aug 16, 2006		Finland		N. Ireland	1:2	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group A		Bydgoszcz	Sep 2, 2006		Poland		Finland	1:3		2	1						87'	87'
	Group A		Helsinki	Sep 6, 2006		Finland		Portugal	1:1					30'					90'
	Group A		Yerevan	Oct 7, 2006		Armenia		Finland	0:0										90'
	Group A		Almaty	Oct 11, 2006		Kazakhstan		Finland	0:2		1								90'
	Group A		Helsinki	Nov 15, 2006		Finland		Armenia	1:0	Not in squad
	Group A		Baku	Mar 28, 2007		Azerbaijan		Finland	1:0										90'
	Group A		Helsinki	Jun 2, 2007		Finland		Serbia	0:2								70'		20'
	Group A		Helsinki	Jun 6, 2007		Finland		Belgium	2:0	Not in squad
	Group A			Aug 22, 2007		Finland		Kazakhstan	2:1	Not in squad
	Group A		Belgrad	Sep 8, 2007		Serbia		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
	Group A		Helsinki	Sep 12, 2007		Finland		Poland	0:0	Not in squad
	Group A		Brüssel	Oct 13, 2007		Belgium		Finland	0:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
			Helsinki	Oct 17, 2007		Finland		Spain	0:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group A		Helsinki	Nov 17, 2007		Finland		Azerbaijan	2:1			1					59'		31'
	Group A		Porto	Nov 21, 2007		Portugal		Finland	0:0	AM								67'	67'
	International Friendlies
				Feb 2, 2008		Poland		Finland	1:0	Not in squad
			Nicosia	Feb 6, 2008		Greece		Finland	2:1		1							70'	70'
			Sofia	Mar 26, 2008		Bulgaria		Finland	2:1		1							46'	45'
			Duisburg	May 29, 2008		Türkiye		Finland	2:0								61'		29'
			Turku	Jun 2, 2008		Finland		Belarus	1:1									55'	55'
				Aug 20, 2008		Finland		Israel	2:0			1					73'		17'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D		Helsinki	Sep 10, 2008		Finland		Germany	3:3	Not in squad
	Group D		Helsinki	Oct 11, 2008		Finland		Azerbaijan	1:0								79'		11'
	Group D		Moskau	Oct 15, 2008		Russia		Finland	3:0	AM							84'		6'
	International Friendlies
			St. Gallen	Nov 19, 2008		Switzerland		Finland	1:0								64'		26'
			Tokyo	Feb 4, 2009		Japan		Finland	5:1									67'	67'
			Faro	Feb 11, 2009		Portugal		Finland	1:0	AM								46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D		Cardiff	Mar 28, 2009		Wales		Finland	0:2			1							90'
	International Friendlies
			Oslo	Apr 1, 2009		Norway		Finland	3:2	AM								46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D		Helsinki	Jun 6, 2009		Finland		Liechtenstein	2:1									72'	72'
	Group D		Helsinki	Jun 10, 2009		Finland		Russia	0:3	AM								69'	69'
	International Friendlies
			Solna, Stockholm	Aug 12, 2009		Sweden		Finland	1:0	AM								46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group D		Lenkoran	Sep 5, 2009		Azerbaijan		Finland	1:2			2					44'		46'
	Group D		Vaduz	Sep 9, 2009		Liechtenstein		Finland	1:1		1							82'	82'
	Group D		Helsinki	Oct 10, 2009		Finland		Wales	2:1									90'	90'
	Group D		Hamburg	Oct 14, 2009		Germany		Finland	1:1	SS								87'	87'
	International Friendlies
				Jan 18, 2010		Finland		South Korea	0:2									60'	60'
			Attard	Mar 3, 2010		Malta		Finland	1:2									46'	45'
			Tallinn	May 21, 2010		Estonia		Finland	2:0									46'	45'
			Kielce	May 29, 2010		Poland		Finland	0:0									71'	71'
			Turku	Aug 11, 2010		Finland		Belgium	1:0								62'		28'
	European Qualifiers
	Group E		Chisinau	Sep 3, 2010		Moldova		Finland	2:0									46'	45'
	Group E		Rotterdam	Sep 7, 2010		Netherlands		Finland	2:1	on the bench
	Group E		Helsinki	Oct 12, 2010		Finland		Hungary	1:2								72'		18'
	Group E		Helsinki	Nov 17, 2010		Finland		San Marino	8:0		1						46'		45'
Squad: 139, Starting eleven: 120, Substituted in: 17, On the bench: 2, Suspended: 0, Injured: 7,