Jari Vanhala

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|29|df=y}}

|birth_place = Helsinki, Finland

|height = {{height|m=1.80}}

|position = Striker

|years1 = 1983–1990

|clubs1 = Grankulla IFK

|caps1 = 153

|goals1 = 69

|years2 = 1991

|clubs2 = FF Jaro

|caps2 = 33

|goals2 = 19

|years3 = 1992–1994

|clubs3 = HJK

|caps3 = 78

|goals3 = 22

|years4 = 1995–1996

|clubs4 = FF Jaro

|caps4 = 50

|goals4 = 27

|years5 = 1996–1997

|clubs5 = Bradford City

|caps5 = 1

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1997–1998

|clubs6 = FinnPa

|caps6 = 45

|goals6 = 9

|years7 = 1999

|clubs7 = Inter Turku

|caps7 = 15

|goals7 = 3

|years8 = 2000

|clubs8 = Grankulla IFK

|caps8 = 0

|goals8 = 0

|totalcaps = 375

|totalgoals = 149

|nationalyears1 = 1992–1997

|nationalteam1 = Finland

|nationalcaps1 = 23

|nationalgoals1 = 2

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Jari Vanhala (born 29 August 1965) is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Club career

Born in Helsinki, Vanhala spent the majority of his playing career in Finland, playing with Grankulla IFK, FF Jaro, HJK, FinnPa, and Inter Turku.{{NFT player|pid=28848|accessdate=29 January 2017}} However, he also made one substitute appearance in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1996–97 season,{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bradfordcity/bradfordcity.html|title=BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 – 2009/10|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database|access-date=5 January 2014|archive-date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922130212/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bradfordcity/bradfordcity.html|url-status=live}}{{soccerbase|9949}} playing for 18 minutes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/18567574.brief-bantams-really-play-bradford-city/|title=He scored twice but never played again: More Bradford City players you may have forgotten|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|access-date=8 July 2020|archive-date=9 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709042208/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/18567574.brief-bantams-really-play-bradford-city/|url-status=live}}

International career

Between 1992 and 1997, Vanhala earned 23 caps for the Finnish national side, scoring two goals, including appearing in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.{{FIFA player|95441}}