Jani Tanska
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Tanska with Ilves in 2017. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jani Oskari Tanska[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Anjalankoski, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | MyPa | ||
| 2004–2007 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | MyPa | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → FK Lyn (loan) | ||
| 2007 | → PP-70 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | KTP | 23 | (1) |
| 2009 | FF Jaro | 20 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | VPS | 37 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | TPS | 64 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Lahti | 31 | (3) |
| 2015 | Assyriska FF | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Lahti | 36 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Ilves | 48 | (2) |
| 2019 | FC Lahti | 22 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| –2010 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland B | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jani Oskari Tanska (born 29 July 1988) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was a product of MyPa youth academy and later spent three years with Charlton Athletic in 2004–2007.
Career
Club career
Tanska made his Veikkausliiga debut with MyPa in 2004. He joined the Norwegian club FC Lyn Oslo on loan for the 2006 season. Between 2008 and 2013, he played in Finland for KooTeePee, Jaro, VPS and TPS.
After a year with FC Lahti, Tanska was transferred to Swedish club Assyriska FF in 2015, but played only six matches before his contract was terminated for financial reasons.[2]
He then returned to Lahti and remained with the club until the end of the 2016 Veikkausliiga season, after which he moved to Ilves.
Tanska rejoined FC Lahti for the 2019 season. The deal was announced on 30 October 2018.[3]
Due to health problems that had affected him during the previous two seasons, Tanska announced his retirement in November 2019, despite having one year remaining on his contract.[4]
References
- ^ Kahdeksan ampujaa varusmieheksi Urheilukouluun, ampumaurheiluliitto.fi, 11 September 2007
- ^ "Jani Tanska loppukaudeksi FC Lahteen". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Jani Tanska palaa Lahteen". FC Lahti. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "FC Lahden puolustaja Jani Tanska lopettaa". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 12 November 2019.
External links
- Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 September 2012)
- Veikkausliiga
- Jani Tanska at Soccerway