Jani Tanska

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Jani Tanska

| image = Jani_Tanska_2017.jpg

| caption = Tanska with Ilves in 2017.

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|7|29}}

| birth_place = Anjalankoski, Finland

| height = 1.94 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = –2004

| youthyears2 = 2004–2007

| youthclubs1 = MyPa

| youthclubs2 = Charlton Athletic

| years1 = 2004–2007

| years2 = 2006

| years3 = 2007

| years4 = 2008

| years5 = 2009

| years6 = 2010–2011

| years7 = 2012–2013

| years8 = 2014–2015

| years9 = 2015

| years10 = 2015–2016

| years11 = 2017–2018

| years12 = 2019

| clubs1 = MyPa

| clubs2 = → FK Lyn (loan)

| clubs3 = → PP-70 (loan)

| clubs4 = KTP

| clubs5 = FF Jaro

| clubs6 = VPS

| clubs7 = TPS

| clubs8 = FC Lahti

| clubs9 = Assyriska FF

| clubs10 = FC Lahti

| clubs11 = FC Ilves

| clubs12 = FC Lahti

| caps1 = 3

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 11

| caps4 = 23

| caps5 = 20

| caps6 = 37

| caps7 = 64

| caps8 = 31

| caps9 = 6

| caps10 = 36

| caps11 = 48

| caps12 = 22

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 4

| goals8 = 3

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 3

| goals11 = 2

| goals12 = 1

| nationalyears1 = –2010

| nationalteam1 = Finland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2013

| nationalteam2 = Finland B

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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Jani 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 Norwegian side FC Lyn Oslo on loan for the 2006 season. Between 2008 and 2013, he played in Finland with KooTeePee, Jaro, VPS and TPS.

After a year with FC Lahti, Tanska was transferred to the Swedish club Assyriska FF in 2015,

but ended up playing only six games there before his contract was terminated for financial reasons.{{cite web |url= http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2015/08/31/jani-tanska-loppukaudeksi-fc-lahteen|title= Jani Tanska loppukaudeksi FC Lahteen|author= |date= 31 August 2015|website= veikkausliiga.com|access-date= 9 May 2018|language=fi}} He then returned to Lahti and played there 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 already on 30 October 2018.[http://www.fclahti.fi/uutiset/2018/10/30/jani-tanska-palaa-lahteen Jani Tanska palaa Lahteen], fclahti.fi, 30 October 2018 Due to health reasons that had plagued him the last two seasons, 31-year-old Tanska announced his retirement in November 2019, despite having one year left of his contract.[https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/161729 FC Lahden puolustaja Jani Tanska lopettaa], ess.fi, 12 November 2019

References

External links

{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917125204/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=55&CPID=72&pStr=Player&PLID=186102&TEID=608 |date=17 September 2012 |title=Guardian Football }}
[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ Veikkausliiga]
{{Soccerway|jani-tanska/5297}}

Category:Living people

Category:1988 births

Category:Finnish men's footballers

Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen

Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers

Category:Myllykosken Pallo −47 players

Category:Lyn Fotball players

Category:FF Jaro players

Category:Vaasan Palloseura players

Category:Ilves (football) players

Category:Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players

Category:Turun Palloseura footballers