Ruhanen began his career at hometown club MP, making three appearances in the 1987 Mestaruussarja season. Over the course of seven seasons at MP, Ruhanen made 152 league appearances, scoring 32 goals for the club. Ahead of the 1994 Veikkausliiga season, Ruhanen signed for FC Jazz. In a two season stint at Jazz, Ruhanen scored 15 goals across 48 Veikkausliiga games, as Jazz finished second in both campaigns. In 1996, Ruhanen signed for FC Haka. In 1997, Ruhanen scored 15 goals in 24 Ykkönen appearances, as the club gained promotion back to the Veikkausliiga, as well as winning the 1997 Finnish Cup. Ruhanen was a regular in Haka's team as the club won three consecutive Veikkausliiga titles, as well as winning another Finnish Cup in 2002.[2]
On 3 January 2003, Ruhanen signed for English club Canvey Island, as the club fought for promotion from the Isthmian League. Ruhanen made six league appearances for Canvey Island, before being released in March 2003.[1][2] Upon his release from the club, Ruhanen returned to his native Finland, signing for MyPa. Ruhanen saw out the rest of the season at MyPa, making 14 Veikkausliiga appearances. In 2004, Ruhanen dropped down to the fourth tier of Finnish football, signing for SoVo, as the club won promotion to the Kakkonen. Ruhanen retired in 2005.[2]
International careeredit
Ruhanen represented Finland at under-21 level.[3] On 12 February 1992, Ruhanen made his debut for Finland in a 1–1 draw against Turkey. On 21 February 1993, Ruhanen scored his first goal for Finland in a 3–0 win against Lithuania. In total, Ruhanen made 15 appearances for Finland, scoring three times.[2]
International goalsedit
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[2]
^ ab"Canvey Island Football Club First XI". Canvey Island F.C. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ abcdeJukka Ruhanen at National-Football-Teams.com
^"Jukka Ruhanen » Internationals". World Football. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
May 04, 2024
jukka, ruhanen, born, april, 1971, retired, finnish, footballer, played, midfielder, personal, informationdate, birth, 1971, april, 1971, place, birthmikkeli, finlandheight1, position, midfieldersenior, career, yearsteamapps, 1987, 1993mp152, 1994, 1995fc, jaz. Jukka Ruhanen born 16 April 1971 is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a midfielder Jukka RuhanenPersonal informationDate of birth 1971 04 16 16 April 1971 age 53 Place of birthMikkeli FinlandHeight1 77 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in 1 Position s MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1987 1993MP152 32 1994 1995FC Jazz48 15 1996 2002FC Haka157 41 2003Canvey Island6 0 2003MyPa14 0 2004 2005SoVoInternational careerFinland U211992 1995Finland15 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 ReferencesClub career editRuhanen began his career at hometown club MP making three appearances in the 1987 Mestaruussarja season Over the course of seven seasons at MP Ruhanen made 152 league appearances scoring 32 goals for the club Ahead of the 1994 Veikkausliiga season Ruhanen signed for FC Jazz In a two season stint at Jazz Ruhanen scored 15 goals across 48 Veikkausliiga games as Jazz finished second in both campaigns In 1996 Ruhanen signed for FC Haka In 1997 Ruhanen scored 15 goals in 24 Ykkonen appearances as the club gained promotion back to the Veikkausliiga as well as winning the 1997 Finnish Cup Ruhanen was a regular in Haka s team as the club won three consecutive Veikkausliiga titles as well as winning another Finnish Cup in 2002 2 On 3 January 2003 Ruhanen signed for English club Canvey Island as the club fought for promotion from the Isthmian League Ruhanen made six league appearances for Canvey Island before being released in March 2003 1 2 Upon his release from the club Ruhanen returned to his native Finland signing for MyPa Ruhanen saw out the rest of the season at MyPa making 14 Veikkausliiga appearances In 2004 Ruhanen dropped down to the fourth tier of Finnish football signing for SoVo as the club won promotion to the Kakkonen Ruhanen retired in 2005 2 International career editRuhanen represented Finland at under 21 level 3 On 12 February 1992 Ruhanen made his debut for Finland in a 1 1 draw against Turkey On 21 February 1993 Ruhanen scored his first goal for Finland in a 3 0 win against Lithuania In total Ruhanen made 15 appearances for Finland scoring three times 2 International goals edit Scores and results list Finland s goal tally first 2 No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 21 February 1993 Myyrmaki halli Vantaa Finland nbsp Lithuania 2 0 3 0 1993 Baltic Indoor Cup 2 26 October 1994 Kadriorg Stadium Tallinn Estonia nbsp Estonia 2 0 7 0 Friendly 3 6 0References edit a b Canvey Island Football Club First XI Canvey Island F C Retrieved 6 February 2023 a b c d e Jukka Ruhanen at National Football Teams com Jukka Ruhanen Internationals World Football Retrieved 6 February 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jukka Ruhanen amp oldid 1164093501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
