Toni Kuivasto

Football player infobox
playername = Toni Kuivasto
fullname =
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|12|31
cityofbirth = Tampere
countryofbirth = Finland
height = height|meter=1.87
currentclub = Djurgårdens IF
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
years = 1992-1996
1997-1998
1999-2000
2001-2003
2003-
clubs = FC Ilves
MyPa
HJK Helsinki
Viking FK
Djurgårdens IF
caps(goals) =
046 00(2)
060 00(2)
062 00(4)
112 00(5)
nationalyears = ?
1997-
nationalteam = Finland U-21
Finland
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (?)
73 (1)
pcupdate = October 29 2007
ntupdate = August 22 2008

Toni Kuivasto (born December 31, 1975 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

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 made his debut for the Finnish national team on February 21, 1997 against Malaysia. He is considered a reliable backup for Finland's regular central defenders Sami Hyypiä and Hannu Tihinen.

Honours

*Finnish Cup: 2000
*Norwegian Cup: 2001
*Swedish Championship: 2003, 2005
*Swedish Cup: 2004, 2005

External links

* [http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/kuivasto_toni/ Profile at FA of Finland's official website]
* [http://www.dif.se/sidor/match/truppresentation.asp?action=player&id=49 Profile at Djurgården's official website]