Mika Antero Helin (born 7 April 1978) is a Finnish retired

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. He played a total of 84 games in the

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

during a senior career which spanned 1998 to 2012. Helin also played

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at a high level and competed internationally with the Finnish national futsal team.

Career

Football

Helin played in the top-tier

during 1998 and 2001–2007, representing PK-35, FC Jokerit,

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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 ...

. He played a total of 84 games in the Veikkausliiga and won

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silver with FC Haka in 2003 and Finnish Cup bronze with PK-35 in 1998. In his post-Veikkausliiga career, Helin played with

FC Viikingit FC Viikingit is a Finnish football club based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki, and currently playing in the ''Vitonen'', the sixth tier of Finnish football. They play their home matches at Vuosaaren urheilukenttä, also called Heteniitty. The club' ...

in the

2008 Ykkönen League tables for teams participating in Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2008. League table Promotion play-offs KuPS as 13th placed team in the 2008 Veikkausliiga and FC Viikingit as runners-up of the 2008 Ykk� ...

. During 2009–2012, he served as player-coach for FC Kiffen of the

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International

Helin appeared twice with the Finnish national U19 team, making his debut against

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in 1996.

Futsal

Helin also played

at a professional level and was active with the FC Kiffen futsal team as recently as 2017. He appeared in 10 international matches with the Finnish national futsal team and scored 1 goal.

Personal information

Helin is 175 cm tall (5' 9) and weighs 68 kg (149.9 lbs).

References

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at :fi:Mika Helin; see its history for attribution. Finnish men's footballers Finnish men's futsal players FC Jokerit players FC Honka players Veikkausliiga players 1978 births Living people FC Kiffen 08 players FC Viikingit players FC Haka players PK-35 Vantaa (men) players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Helsinki {{Finland-footy-defender-stub