Tero Karhu (born 28 September 1979) is a Finnish sport journalist and former

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who represented

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' ...

of the Finnish First Division. He usually played as a

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. Nowadays, Karhu hosts Finnish Premier Division match previews and half time studio broadcasts on Ruutu+.
veikkausliiga.com. 30 June 2020 He has also announced football on Canal+ (French TV channel), Canal+ and

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. Karhu worked for Finnish broadcasting company

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and

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. During a spell in England, Tero played for Billericay Town and Waltham Forest.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karhu, Tero 1979 births Living people Footballers from Helsinki Finnish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Veikkausliiga players Finnish sports journalists Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players FinnPa players Helsingin Palloseura footballers FC Jokerit players Myllykosken Pallo −47 players FC KooTeePee players FC Viikingit players Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa players Finland men's youth international footballers Finnish futsal players Finnish association football commentators Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England