Henri Myntti

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Henri Myntti
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-03-23) 23 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Kokkola, Finland
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
1999–2000 KPV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Tromsø IL 4 (0)
2002 → FC Hämeenlinna (loan) 10 (0)
2003 → FF Jaro (loan) 24 (2)
2004–2006 KPV Kokkola 42 (13)
2007–2008 Tampere United 41 (15)
2009
Hansa Rostock
 8 (1)
2010–2011 Tampere United 24 (6)
2011– KPV Kokkola 75 (35)
International career‡
Finland U21 12 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2008

Henri Myntti (born 23 March 1982) is a Finnish footballer who plays for KPV Kokkola.

Club career

Born in

Tippeligaen side Tromsø IL.[1] Failing to secure a place in the Tromsø squad, he was loaned out twice during his stay at the club. In 2002, he joined FC Hämeenlinna in mid-season to make his Veikkausliiga debut. In 2003, he played the whole season at another Veikkausliiga side, FF Jaro of Jakobstad.[2] In July 2004 his contract with Tromsø was terminated.[3]

After leaving Norway, Myntti returned home to play for KPV in the Finnish second tier Ykkönen.[4] After a successful spell at KPV, he was signed by the defending Finnish champions Tampere United for the 2007 season.[5] He won the league title with Tampere as well as the Finnish Cup in 2007.

After a disappointing early season for

striker. He has since emerged as one of the most prolific goalscorers in Veikkausliiga
. In the 2008 season, Myntti won the title of top scorer in the Veikkausliiga.

In January 2009, it was announced that he would transfer to

Hansa Rostock.[6] Myntti scored his first goal for the Rostock side on 6 March 2009 against FC St. Pauli. Even though his team got an early lead, the Hamburger won the match 2–3.[7] After the season, he was suspended from the club. After struggling to make a further impact, he was released from his contract by mutual consent on 11 November 2009.[8] On 22 December 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Tampere United
.

Position

He is a tall

striker
.

International career

Myntti was capped 12 times for the Finnish national under-21 team. He also has caps at other youth levels.[5]

Personal life

Myntti's grandfather, Stig-Göran Myntti, was a regular member of the Finnish national team in the 1940s and 1950s. His father was also capped at youth level.[5][9]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Transfers Mar.2001". globalsoccertransfers.com. 31 March 2001. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. ^ Horne, Anders (28 March 2006). "Myntti kan bli leid ut på nytt" (in Norwegian). fotball.bt.no. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Myntti ferdig i TIL" (in Norwegian). bt.no. 19 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "KPV Uutiset 2004" (in Finnish). kpnet.com. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Myntti siirtyy Tampere Unitediin" (in Finnish). MTV3.fi. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Nach Jari Litmanen nun Henri Myntti" (in German). F.C. Hansa Rostock. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Henri Myntti: Die Situation wird jetzt immer schwieriger" (in German). F.C. Hansa Rostock. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Finne Myntti verlässt die Hansa-Kogge" (in German). focus.de. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  9. ^ Pietarinen, Heikki (21 June 2012). "Finland – International Player Records". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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