Toni Kuivasto

Toni Kuivasto

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-12-31) 31 December 1975
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Ilves
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992-1996	FC Ilves	77	(5)
1997-1998	MyPa	46	(2)
1999-2000	HJK Helsinki	60	(2)
2001-2003	Viking FK	62	(4)
2003-2009	Djurgårdens IF	165	(6)
2010	FC Haka	21	(0)
2012–2013	Ilves/2
2014	Ilves/3
International career
?	Finland U-21	11	(?)
1997-2009	Finland	75	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toni Kuivasto (born 31 December 1975 in Tampere) is a retired Finnish footballer who last played for Veikkausliigaside FC Haka.

Club career

Kuivasto started his career at home-town club FC Ilves, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 1992. He also played for MyPa and HJK Helsinki in Finland, before moving abroad to play for Viking FK of the Norwegian Tippeligaen in 2001. After a few years in Norway he wanted new challenges, and he was bought by Djurgården in the summer of 2003. Kuivasto has helped Djurgården to two Swedish championships and two Swedish Cups. Kuivasto returned to Finland for the 2010 season after spending 10 years abroad. He signed a one-year contract with FC Haka. He managed to score a vital goal for his team in his second game for Haka, in a league cup match against VPS.

After his contract with Haka expired after the 2010 season, he became a free agent. On 4 November 2011 it was announced that the 35-year-old Kuivasto would retire due his knee problems. He is currently studying to become a youth coach.

International career

Kuivasto made his debut for the Finnish national team on 21 February 1997 against Malaysia. He made his last national appearance on 1 April 2009 as he played 23 minutes in a friendly against Norway. He made in total of 75 national caps and scored one goal.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Ilves	1992	Veikkausliiga	9	0									9	0
	1993		1	0									1	0
	1994		22	1									22	1
	1995		23	1									23	1
	1996		22	3									22	3
	Total		77	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	5
MyPa	1997	Veikkausliiga	27	1									27	1
	1998		19	1									19	1
	Total		46	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	2
HJK Helsinki	1999	Veikkausliiga	28	1					2	0			30	1
	2000		32	1					2	0			34	1
	Total		60	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	64	2
Viking	2001	Tippeligaen	25	0			—		6	0			31	0
	2002		26	3			—		4	0			30	3
	2003		11	3			—						11	3
	Total		62	6	0	0	—		10	0	0	0	72	6
Djurgården	2003	Allsvenskan	13	1	2	0	—				2	0	17	1
	2004		24	0	5	0	—		6	0	3	0	38	0
	2005		26	3	5	2	—		2	0	7	1	40	6
	2006		23	0	3	0	—		2	0	5	0	33	0
	2007		26	1	2	0	—						28	1
	2008		24	0	1	0	—		3	0			28	0
	2009		29	1	1	0	—		2	0			32	1
	Total		165	6	19	2	—		15	0	17	1	216	9
FC Haka	2010	Veikkausliiga	21	0	2	0	2	1					25	1
	Total		21	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	25	1
Career total			431	21	21	2	2	1	29	0	17	1	500	25

Honours

Club

HJK Helsinki

• Finnish Cup (1): 2000

Viking FK

• Norwegian Cup (1): 2001

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan (2): 2003, 2005
• Svenska Cupen (2): 2004, 2005

External links

• (Finnish) Official FC Haka profile
• (Finnish) Profile at FA of Finland's official website
• National Football Teams

• Kuivasto forced to retire (Finnish)