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Niklas Tarvajärvi
Finnish footballer (born 1983)
Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently working for SC Heerenveen organisation, and as a head coach for VV Heerenveen.
 Nikas Tarvajärvi in August 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Jokerit | 39 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | MyPa | 37 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Heerenveen | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 28 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Vitesse Arnhem (loan) | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | → Turun Palloseura (loan) | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Go Ahead Eagles | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | RoPS | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | SC Joure | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Staphorst | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Heerenveense Boys | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2005– | Finland | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | SC Heerenveen (youth) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | VV Heerenveen | |||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Jokerit
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
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
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
After almost four years in the Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009.
Karlsruher SC
He then signed on 21 July 2009 a two-year contract with Karlsruher SC.
Go Ahead Eagles
After his contract in Karlsruher SC ended he transferred to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.
RoPS
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]
Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against Kuwait in a friendly match.[4]
Since his retirement, he has worked as a youth coach for SC Heerenveen, and as a head coach for VV Heerenveen.[5]
His grandfather was a TV and radiojournalist Niilo Tarvajärvi.[6]
His son Niilo Tarvajärvi is also a footballer, playing for Ajax U15 youth academy team.[5][7]
Club
- MyPa
International
- As of 17 June 2013[8]
| Finland national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
- Niklas Tarvajärvi Archived 28 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "Niklas Tarvajärvi RoPSin miehistöön" (in Finnish). Lapin Kansa. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Tarvajärvi jättää RoPS:n" (in Finnish). kymppipaikka.fi. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- "Suomen joukkue Kuwait-otteluun". kaleva. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- Auttaja Hollannissa, Helsingin Sanomat, 21 January 2024
- Niklas Tarvajärvi at Go Ahead Eagles at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-02-26) (in Dutch)
- Niklas Tarvajärvi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Niklas Tarvajärvi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Niklas Tarvajärvi at Soccerway