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	Jari Litmanen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jari Olavi Litmanen (born February 20, 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever.
		Litmanen was hailed as "one of the most exciting signings Liverpool have ever made" by the manager Gérard Houllier upon signing for the club he had supported as a boy.
		Litmanen was again given permission to move clubs for free after he had become frustrated with his situation after the 2001–2002 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jari_Litmanen (1185 words)

	LITMANEN.com - Jari Litmanen?
		Litmanen is a quiet and reserved individual who tends to shun the limelight, but back home he enjoys the kind of celebrity status that, in sporting terms, is normally reserved for the country’s world-class car drivers, ski jumpers and ice hockey players.
		Jari could have chosen ice hockey ahead of football — he was a very useful player in his youth — but preferred to follow in the footsteps of his father and began his career at hometown club Reipas Lahti, aged 15.
		Jari was already an established Finnish international by the time Ajax came in for him at the start of the 1992-93 season.
	www.litmanen.com /litmanen.php (318 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Litmanen is the perfect 10 for Ajax
		Litmanen was in that side who beat Milan 1-0 and eight years on, has taken on Rijkaard's role.
		That is what Litmanen has been doing - and not just by patiently explaining the success of 1995 whenever he is asked (which is frequently).
		The only way to succeed is by working." Litmanen, who retains his unique ability to find the spot between the opposition's midfield and defence, has also helped attacking midfielder Steven Pienaar cement his place in the South Africa set-up.
	sport.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/02/16/sfnlit16.xml&sSheet=/sport/2003/02/16/ixfooty.html (627 words)

	Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Sport
		Litmanen is a handsome man with a mop of wavy hair (he used to be a role-model for fans of 80's "mullet" coiffure).
		Litmanen has not commented in public about the news of his impending fatherhood, so Kampman, too, is reluctant to go confirming the matter.
		Litmanen did not manage to rescue Hansa Rostock from relegation from the Bundesliga, but during the spring he turned in a series of midfield performances that may well mean he finds himself a new club when the European season restarts in the autumn.
	www.hs.fi /english/article/1101979516256 (1620 words)

	Jari Litmanen, February 2004
		The conclusion that Litmanen's return to Ajax has not become what the club, the supporters and Litmanen himself were hoping for, is as painful as it is inevitable.
		Jari was on the bench, half injured, as Ajax was unable to score in the away game at RBC.
		Litmanen's contract expires at season's end and according to the Dutch press Litmanen will not be offered a new one.
	www.ajax-usa.com /interviews/jari-litmanen-2004.html (1057 words)

	LITMANEN (Jari Olavi Litmanen) - Malmo FF and Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		LITMANEN (Jari Olavi Litmanen) - Malmo FF and Finland
		Jari was player of the Year and Top Scorer in Holland in 1994 and Champions League topscorer for 95-96 with 9 goals.
		However Litmanen himself refused to throw the towel in, after making a goalscoring 15 minute appearance for the national team against Malta, Litmanen then asked for his contract to be terminated immedtiately.
	www.footballdatabase.com /site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=742 (606 words)

	uefa.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Litmanen's career with AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC and the Finnish national team is unequalled in the Scandinavian country.
		Litmanen's own football story began with FC Reipas in his hometown of Lahti, where he was born on 20 February 1971.
		Litmanen's next moves were to Barcelona in 1999, then to Liverpool in 2001, each a free transfer.
	www.uefa.com /uefa/history/associationweeks/association=42/newsId=155869.html (604 words)

	KopNet - Liverpool city & football guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Jari failed to win a regular place in the team though and in January 2001 Jari (a lifelong Liverpool supporter)got the chance to join Liverpool on a free transfer.
		Litmanen played for Finland against England in the World Cup qualifier at Anfield where he injured his arm and did not get to play as Liverpool went on to win the treble.
		Litmanen played an important part as Liverpool beat Roma 2-0 in the Champions League second group stage 2001/02 and went on reaching the quarter finals.
	www.kopnet.co.uk /pages/lfc/players/litmanen.shtml (207 words)

	No contract extension for Jari Litmanen
		Jari Litmanen (born on 20 February 1971 in Lahti, Finland) played for Finnish outfit MyPa before he was discovered by Ajax scouts in the early 1990s.
		Litmanen scored 26 Eredivisie goals that season and was a key player in Ajax's winning of the Dutch championship.
		With Litmanen as its supreme superstar and fan hero, Ajax was an almost unbeatable force in Dutch and European football in the years thereafter.
	www.ajax-usa.com /news/2003-2004/no-contract-extension-for-jari-litmanen.html (820 words)

	Liverpoolfc.tv: Past Player Profile
		Jari Litmanen is without question the most famous Finnish footballer of all time and was recruited on a free transfer from Barcelona in 2000.
		Jari made his Reds debut as a substitute in the Worthington Cup semi-final first leg at Crystal Palace, and then made his first start for Liverpool in the 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park.
		Jari helped Liverpool reach the Worthington Cup Final with an outstanding display in the semi-final win over Crystal Palace at Anfield, but injury unfortunately ruled him out of the exciting climax to the 2000/01 season.
	www.liverpoolfc.tv /team/past_players/players/litmanen (410 words)

	LITMANEN.com
		Jari Litmanen has joined Hansa Rostock in the German Bundesliga.
		Litmanen won the European Cup, Intercontinental Cup and four Dutch titles with Ajax from 1992 to 1999 when he joined Barcelona.
		This year, in a break with tradition, male and female captains of every national team will be able to vote, as well as their coaches and Fipro, the global organization for professional soccer players.
	www.litmanen.com (455 words)

	++ / LFChistory.net -- Past Present Future
		Jari scored Ajax's goal in normal time against Juventus in the European cup final a year later, but Ajax lost in a penalty shoot-out.
		Litmanen picked up an injury in the beginning and worse was to follow when Van Gaal was sacked.
		Litmanen finally came on as a sub in the 2nd leg after 41 minutes when Heskey hobbled off and scored a goal that almost put Liverpool in the semi-final.
	www.lfchistory.net /player_profile.asp?player_id=361 (371 words)

	Stars of Finnish Sport
		Jari Litmanen, a native of Lahti, is the first Finnish footballer to have achieved the status of world star.
		Litmanen, a midfielder, played in the Finnish football league at the age of 16, and two years later he was selected for the country’s national team.
		Litmanen, who at club level has thoroughly enjoyed his role as a playmaker, has made a major contribution as a goal scorer in the Finnish national team.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/sportsta.html (2808 words)

	uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - Players - Litmanen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Finland's greatest-ever footballer, Jari Litmanen is a creative, attacking midfield player whose intelligence and skill in possession often leaves him a step ahead of opponents.
		Having made his Finnish international debut in October 1989 against Trinidad and Tobago, Litmanen has now passed 80 caps and 20 goals for his country although he is yet to play in a major final tournament.
		Litmanen was voted the Finnish Footballer of the Year in 1990, every year from 1992 to 1998 and 2000.
	www.uefa.com /Competitions/UCL/Players/Player=4875 (299 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet England: Jari Litmanen
		Liverpool had been interested in him prior to his move to Spain in the summer of 1999, but it was Barca who eventually won the race for his signature.
		Litmanen said of his Liverpool move: 'I seem to have been linked with every club in Europe but it's no secret that Liverpool have always been very special to me.'
		Litmanen declared he needed to move on to gain first team football.
	www.soccernet.com /england/players/litmanenjari.html (363 words)

	BBC SPORT \| LIVERPOOL \| Litmanen completes Liverpool switch
		Litmanen completed a free transfer from Barcelona on Thursday and trained with his new team-mates for the first time.
		Litmanen, a close friend and international team-mate of Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia, was exceptional in recent internationals against England and Wales.
		Another boost for Liverpool is that Litmanen is not cup tied in Europe, such has been his fall from favour at Barcelona.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/football/teams/l/liverpool/1099798.stm (401 words)

	Soccerpages Forum - Jari Litmanen
		Jari he is in the train field with the group, we can found the pic on Ajax.nl.
		John O'Brien and Jari Litmanen did heavier training outside on the training pitch (in the rain): sprinting, shooting, passing, some power training.
		Even though I'd love to see Jari staying to work with Ajax, it would also be nice have him playing on a lower level, say the Swedish league for example (not that that's any crap league either but...).
	www.soccerpages.com /forum/showthread.php?t=11752 (1680 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Litmanen out for six weeks with broken wrist
		Liverpool's Finnish forward Jari Litmanen will be out of action for six weeks after sustaining a broken wrist in Saturday's international against England.
		Litmanen suffered the injury early in the second half of the World Cup qualifier, which England won 2-1, but played the entire 90 minutes.
		Litmanen had only just returned to action after missing four games with a groin strain.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0326/liverpool.html (112 words)

	Jari Litmanen
		Jari Litmanen arrived on Merseyside from Barcelona on a free transfer, after failing to fit into the Spanish club's plans in the 2000/01 season.
		Litmanen began his career at unheralded Finnish clubs Reipas Lahti, HJK Helsinki, and MyPa, before joining Ajax for £200,000 in 1992.
		But Litmanen's first season at the Nou Camp under Van Gaal was blighted by injury, and when Lorenzo Serra Ferrer replaced the Dutchman, it became clear that he would be a long way down the pecking order.
	family.maltanet.net /hawk/html/Litmanen.html (330 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Reds top Roma 2-0, advance on Houllier's return - Tuesday March 19, 2002 10:39 PM
		Jari Litmanen's 7th-minute penalty and Emile Heskey's header in the 64th were the undoing of the Italian champions.
		Litmanen, staring up front alongside Heskey with top strikers Michael Owen and Nicolas Anelka unavailable, put the ball in on the ground to the right of Roma goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli.
		Jari Litmanen, playing in the place of the injured Michael Owen and the ineligible Nicolas Anelka, scored from the penalty spot.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/03/19/liverpool_roma (1054 words)

	Jari Litmanen Fan-page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Jari Litmanen started his carreer in Finland, at Reipas Lahti.
		Jari had to cope with a lot of injuries that season and Ajax had to build a new new team.
		Jari had to make a desiccion for his future: his contract was ending.
	users.raketnet.nl /jarilitmanen/bio.html (656 words)

	SPORTS and LEISURE: Jari Litmanen - A minor football power's first superstar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		That explains why it is so difficult for people in Jari Litmanen's home country to grasp how famous he is abroad.
		He was on the team that won three Dutch championships and became the top goal-scorer in both the Dutch Cup and the premier league.
		Now, he believes, it is time for a new country and a new top club: Spain and FC Barcelona, which has a century of proud traditions to cherish and, as a Catalonian institution is actually much more than a football club.
	www.publiscan.fi /sp07e-0.htm (870 words)

	:: dbu.dk ::
		Swedish title-holders Malmö FF have recruited Finnish international Jari Litmanen on a free transfer as they prepare for the UEFA Champions League.
		Finnish international forward Jari Litmanen has signed a six-month deal with Swedish champions Malmö FF who also have an option to extend the 34-year-old's contract by another 12 months.
		Last season Litmanen tried to help German side FC Hansa Rostock avoid relegation from the Bundesliga and after failing in that quest, he has been available on a free transfer.
	www.dbu.dk /news/newsShow.aspx?id=34329 (236 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Teams \| Liverpool \| The Litmanen factor
		All the signs point to Jari Litmanen seeing out the final months of his contract at Anfield, picking up a considerable wage packet and settling for reserve football.
		Even when Litmanen did score crucial goals, such as the winner against Dynamo Kiev in last season's Champions League, he could not be guaranteed a place in the starting line-up for the following game.
		With the emphasis at Anfield on power and pace, Litmanen may have figured by the end of last season that his hopes of playing first-team football were dwindling, especially when Senegal star El Hadji Diouf arrived.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/2218672.stm (594 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Reds down Dynamo Kiev ; Boavista goes top - Thursday September 27, 2001 07:14 AM
		Litmanen, handed a place in the starting lineup in preference to Robbie Fowler, pounced from close range in the 23rd minute after Steven Gerrard's twice deflected freekick came back off the post.
		Litmanen had the ball in the net in the fourth minute, only for referee Pierluigi Collina to rule out the goal for offside and Tiberiu Ghioane then had to clear the ball off his line to deny the Finn.
		Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier says Jari Litmanen is at last starting to adapt to life at the English Premier League club.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2001/09/26/champions_groupb (1520 words)

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