- Toni Kallio
Football player infobox| playername= Toni Kallio
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|8|9
cityofbirth =Tampere
countryofbirth =Finland
height = height|m=1.94
currentclub = Fulham
clubnumber = 33
position =left back ,centre back , left winger
years = 1996–199919972000–20042004–20072007–200820082008–
clubs = TPV →FC Jazz (loan)HJK Helsinki Molde FK Young Boys→ Fulham (loan)Fulham
caps(goals) = 018 0(6)001 0(0)123 (17)052 0(6)016 0(2)000 0(0)001 0(0)
nationalyears = 2000–
nationalteam = Finland
nationalcaps(goals) = 040 0(2)
pcupdate =24 August 2008
ntupdate =2 September 2008 Toni Kallio (born
August 9 ,1978 inTampere ) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays forFulham F.C. in theEnglish Premier League .cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/7489217.stm|title=Fulham complete deal for Kallio|publisher=BBC|date=2008-07-04|accessdate=2008-07-04] . His preferred position isleft back , but he can also operate ascentre back . He is known as "the bonecrusher" among Finnish football supporters due to his style of play.whoHe started out as a winger, but during his time at Norwegian club
Molde FK was molded into a defender. He is known for his forward runs and good heading, given his tall frame. However, he is also known for making occasional blunders in the national team as he has been forced to play out of his preferred position.Before joining Molde he played for
FC Jazz ,TPV Tampere andHJK Helsinki in Finland'sVeikkausliiga . He became Norwegian cup champion in 2005. In 2007 he briefly went on trial atLokomotiv Moscow and played 3 times. He moved to Young Boys.On 31 January 2008, Kallio signed a contract at Fulham, together with
Jari Litmanen . He made his Fulham debut the following season against Arsenal, in which he helped secure a 1-0 victory [cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=241914&cc=5739|title=Match: Fulham vs Arsenal|publisher=ESPNsoccernet|date=2008-08-23|accessdate=2008-08-24] . He was immediately awarded the Man of the Match award by visitors of theBBC website.References
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