Jari Rantanen

Jari Rantanen
Personal information
Full name	Jari Rantanen
Date of birth	(1961-12-31) 31 December 1961
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	HJK Helsinki	74	(16)
1983–1984	Estoril Praia	9	(1)
1984–1985	HJK Helsinki	47	(22)
1985–1986	K. Beerschot V.A.C.	16	(4)
1986–1987	IFK Göteborg	11	(2)
1987–1989	Leicester City	13	(3)
1989-1990	HJK Helsinki	17	(3)
1993-1995	FinnPa	50	(18)
1996	HJK Helsinki	10	(1)
1997	FinnPa	8	(2)
1997-1998	Pallokerho-35	3	(0)
National team^‡
1984-1989	Finland	29	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2010

Jari Rantanen (born 31 December 1961 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired football striker.

During his club career, Rantanen notably played for HJK Helsinki and FinnPa, as well as spells abroad with Estoril Praia, K. Beerschot V.A.C., IFK Göteborg and Leicester City. He also made 29 appearances for the Finland national team, scoring 4 goals.

Career statistics

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 May 1984	Kouvolan keskuskenttä, Kouvola, Finland	Soviet Union	1–3	Lost	Friendly
2.	22 May 1985	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	England	1–1	Drew	1986 World Cup qual.
3.	25 September 1985	Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland	Turkey	1–0	Won	1986 World Cup qual.
4.	19 May 1988	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Colombia	1–3	Lost	Friendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015^[1]

UEFA Europa League top scorers

UEFA Cup	1971–72: Bründl 1972–73: Heynckes & Jeuring 1973–74: Schoenmaker 1974–75: Heynckes 1975–76: Geels 1976–77: Bowles 1977–78: Deijkers & Ponte 1978–79: Simonsen 1979–80: Hoeneß & Nickel 1980–81: Wark 1981–82: Nilsson 1982–83: Filipović 1983–84: Nyilasi 1984–85: Bahtić & Bannister 1985–86: Allofs 1986–87: Cascavel, Houtman, Kieft & Rantanen 1987–88: Brylle & Saravakos 1988–89: Gütschow 1989–90: Götz & Riedle 1990–91: Völler 1991–92: Saunders 1992–93: Baticle 1993–94: Bergkamp & Schmitt 1994–95: Kirsten 1996–96: Klinsmann 1996–97: Ganz 1997–98: Guivarc'h 1998–99: Chiesa & Kulawik 1999–2000: Kovačević 2000–01: Berbatov & Bolo 2001–02: Van Hooijdonk 2002–03: Derlei & Larsson 2003–04: Anderson 2004–05: Shearer 2005–06: Delgado 2006–07: Pandiani 2007–08: Pogrebnyak & Toni 2008–09: Vágner Love

UEFA Europa League	2009–10: Cardozo & Pizarro 2010–11: Falcao 2011–12: Falcao 2012–13: Kozák 2013–14: Soriano 2014–15: Alan & Lukaku 2015–16: Aduriz

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