Niklas Tarvajärvi

Niklas Tarvajärvi
Tarvajärvi with Karlsruher SC in August 2009
Personal information
Full name Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi
Date of birth (1983-03-13) 13 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Tuusula, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Jokerit 39 (11)
2004–2005 MYPA 37 (3)
2005–2009 Heerenveen 30 (4)
2007–2008De Graafschap (loan) 28 (4)
2008–2009Vitesse (loan) 11 (2)
2009 Neuchâtel Xamax 8 (1)
2009–2011 Karlsruher SC 20 (2)
2011TPS (loan) 8 (2)
2011–2012 Go Ahead Eagles 11 (3)
2013 RoPS 10 (1)
2013–2014 SC Joure
2015–2016 Staphorst 0 (0)
Heerenveense Boys
International career
2005–2009 Finland 4 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2024 SC Heerenveen (youth)
2019–2024 VV Heerenveen
2024– SC Heerenveen (women)
Medal record
MyPa
Winner Finnish Cup 2004
Winner Veikkausliiga 2005
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2010

Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently working as the head coach of Heerenveen women's team.

Career

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Jokerit

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Tarvajärvi started his career at FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During the seasons 2001–2004 he represented the team in 39 matches and scored 11 goals.

MyPa

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After FC Jokerit was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in March 2004 and renamed to Klubi-04 Tarvajarvi transferred to MyPa. In the next two seasons he made 37 appearances and 3 goals.

Heerenveen

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In the summer of 2005 he moved to Heerenveen. Between 2005 and 2009 he gained 30 appearances in the team and scored four goals. He also spent time on loan in De Graafschap and Vitesse Arnhem.

Neuchâtel Xamax

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After almost four years in the Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009 for a transfer fee of €500,000.

Karlsruher SC

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He then signed on 21 July 2009 a two-year contract with Karlsruher SC.

Go Ahead Eagles

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After his contract in Karlsruher SC ended he transferred to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.

RoPS

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In April 2013 it was reported that Tarvajärvi had signed a contract with Veikkausliiga team RoPS.[2] He decided to leave the team after only 10 appearances.[3]

International career

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Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against Kuwait in a friendly match.[4]

Coaching career

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Since his retirement, he has worked as a youth coach for SC Heerenveen, and as a head coach for VV Heerenveen.[5]

On 24 May 2024, Tarvajärvi was named the head coach of SC Heerenveen (women).[6][7]

Personal life

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His grandfather was a TV and radiojournalist Niilo Tarvajärvi.[8]

His son Niilo Tarvajärvi is also a footballer, playing for Ajax U16 youth academy team.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jokerit 2001 Veikkausliiga
2002 Ykkönen
2003 Veikkausliiga 25 7 25 7
Total 39 11 39 11
MyPa 2004 Veikkausliiga 24 2 1 0 0 0 2[b] 1 27 3
2005 Veikkausliiga 13 1 0 0 0 0 4[c] 0 17 1
Total 37 3 1 0 0 0 6 1 44 4
Heerenveen 2005–06 Eredivisie 17 3 1 0 1 0 19 3
2006–07 Eredivisie 13 1 0 0 1 0 2[c] 0 16 1
Total 30 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 35 4
De Graafschap (loan) 2007–08 Eredivisie 28 4 3 4 31 8
Vitesse (loan) 2008–09 Eredivisie 11 2 1 0 12 2
Neuchâtel Xamax 2008–09 Swiss Super League 8 1 8 1
Karlsruher SC II 2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 2 0 2 0
Karlsruher SC 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 19 2 2 0 21 2
2010–11 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0
Total 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
TPS (loan) 2011 Veikkausliiga 8 2 8 2
Go Ahead Eagles 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 11 3 1 0 12 3
RoPS 2013 Veikkausliiga 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 214 34 6 0 5 4 8 1 233 39
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, KNVB Beker and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ a b Includes UEFA Cup

International

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As of 17 June 2013[10]
Finland national team
Year Apps Goals
2005 2 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 0
2009 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Club

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MyPa

References

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  1. ^ Niklas Tarvajärvi Archived 28 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Niklas Tarvajärvi RoPSin miehistöön" (in Finnish). Lapin Kansa. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Tarvajärvi jättää RoPS:n" (in Finnish). kymppipaikka.fi. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Suomen joukkue Kuwait-otteluun". kaleva. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  5. ^ Auttaja Hollannissa, Helsingin Sanomat, 21 January 2024
  6. ^ NIKLAS TARVAJÄRVI NIEUWE TRAINER SC HEERENVEEN VROUWEN, sc.heerenveen.nl, 24 May 2024
  7. ^ Niklas Tarvajärvi sai huippupestin Hollannista − soitti ensimmäisenä Essi Sainiolle, Yle, 4 June 2024
  8. ^ Ka-news
  9. ^ Ajax U16 on AFC Ajax website
  10. ^ "Niklas Tarvajärvi (Player)".
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