Juuso Simpanen (born 8 June 1991) is a Finnish ultra runner and former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He has played for Finnish

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ...

club

Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, commonly referred to as SJK, also internationally SJK Seinäjoki, is a Finland, Finnish professional association football, football club from the city of Seinäjoki. The club plays in the Veikkausliiga, the highest ...

. After starting his career with local TiPS, young Simpanen moved to neighbours

FC Honka FC Honka is a Finland, Finnish Association football, football club based in Espoo. It was founded in 1957 as Tapion Honka, and changed its name to FC Honka in 1975. The club will play in Kakkonen in the 2024 season, after Esport Honka filed for ...

, where he finished his football grooming and raised to the first team squad in 2010. Simpanen was part of the team that won the

Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup (in Finnish: ''Liigacup''), is a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The competition is notably the only football competition in Europe which is most ...

in the same year. He was awarded as man of the match in the final against JJK. Since 2021, Simpanen has had success in ultra trail running, winning races such as NUTS Karhunkierros and Kullamannen.

References

UEFA Profile

External links

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* * 1991 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen FC Honka players Veikkausliiga players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Vantaa Tikkurilan Palloseura players {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub