- Jarno Parikka
Football player infobox
playername= Jarno Parikka
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|7|21
cityofbirth =Vantaa
countryofbirth =Finland
height = 1.78 m
currentclub =HJK Helsinki
clubnumber = 16
position =Striker
years = 2005-
clubs =HJK Helsinki
caps(goals) = 53 (12)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Finland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (2)
pcupdate =Jarno Parikka (born
July 21 1986 ,Vantaa ,Suomi ) is a Finnish footballer, who representsHJK Helsinki ofVeikkausliiga , the premier division of football in Finland. Parikka, who is 178 cm tall, plays as a striker. He made his debut at the senior level in 2006, because he had missed the 2005 season because of a knee injury.Parikka has played for his country in different national junior teams, most recently the
Finland national under-21 football team . In the2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship he played on the Finnish U-17 team and scored a goal.In 2007, he made seven goals in the Finnish league cup, which is a shared record with
Ari Hjelm .He is a second generation footballer, as his father Jari also played forHJK Helsinki in the 1980s.External links
* [http://www.hjk.fi/joukkue/?J=1&hae=17 Profile] at [http://www.hjk.fi/ HJK.fi]
* [http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx?ID=13000521 Stats] at [http://www.Veikkausliiga.com/ Veikkausliiga.com]
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