Jani Tanska

Jani Tanska

Tanska with Ilves in 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-07-29) 29 July 1988
Place of birth	Anjalankoski, Finland
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
–2004	MyPa
2004–2007	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	MyPa	3	(0)
2006	→ FK Lyn (loan)
2007	→ PP-70 (loan)	11	(0)
2008	KTP	23	(1)
2009	FF Jaro	20	(1)
2010–2011	VPS	37	(0)
2012–2013	TPS	64	(4)
2014–2015	FC Lahti	31	(3)
2015	Assyriska FF	6	(0)
2015–2016	FC Lahti	36	(3)
2017–2018	FC Ilves	48	(2)
2019	FC Lahti	22	(1)
International career
–2010	Finland U21	9	(0)
2013	Finland B	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jani Tanska (born 29 July 1988) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was a product of MyPa youth academy and later spent three years with Charlton Athletic in 2004–2007.

Career

Club career

Tanska made his Veikkausliiga debut with MyPa in 2004. He joined Norwegian side FC Lyn Oslo on loan for the 2006 season. Between 2008 and 2013, he played in Finland with KooTeePee, Jaro, VPS and TPS.

After a year with FC Lahti, Tanska was transferred to the Swedish club Assyriska FF in 2015, but ended up playing only six games there before his contract was terminated for financial reasons. He then returned to Lahti and played there until the end of the 2016 Veikkausliiga season, after which he moved to Ilves.

Tanska rejoined FC Lahti for the 2019 season. The deal was announced already on 30 October 2018. Due to health reasons that had plagued him the last two seasons, 31-year-old Tanska announced his retirement in November 2019, despite having one year left of his contract.

External links

• Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 September 2012)
• Veikkausliiga
• Jani Tanska at Soccerway