Olavi Litmanen | |
Birth Date: | 1945 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Saari, Finland |
Position: | Forward, Winger |
Years1: | 1964–1966 |
Clubs1: | Lahden Reipas |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 1966–1967 |
Clubs2: | Lahden Palloseura |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 1968–1974 |
Clubs3: | Lahden Reipas |
Caps3: | 136 |
Goals3: | 36 |
Years4: | 1975 |
Clubs4: | Lahden Palloseura |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 1977 |
Clubs5: | Lahden Palloseura |
Goals5: | 8 |
Years6: | 1978 |
Clubs6: | Lahden Reipas |
Caps6: | 12 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1979–1982 |
Clubs7: | Lahden Palloseura |
Goals7: | 14 |
Nationalyears1: | 1970–1972 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Olavi Litmanen (born 17 April 1945) is a Finnish former international footballer who played as a forward. He spent his career with Reipas Lahti in Mestaruussarja and Lahden Palloseura in lower divisions.[1]
He won 5 Finnish Cup winners' medals with Reipas, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1978.[2]
Litmanen married a player of the Reipas women's team. He is the father of the Finnish international footballer Jari Olavi Litmanen who also began his career with Reipas.[3]