Tatu Varmanen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tatu Valdemar Varmanen | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-Back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Östers IF | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Brommapojkarna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Brommapojkarna | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Inter Turku | 31 | (0) |
2017 | → JJK (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | TPS | 38 | (0) |
2021– | Östers IF | 85 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Finland U18 | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2017 |
Tatu Valdemar Varmanen (born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Östers IF.[1] Born in Sweden, he has represented Finland at youth level.
Club career
[edit]Brommapojkarna
[edit]A product of Brommapojkarna's youth academy, Varmanen made his league debut for the club on 17 April 2016 in a 2-0 home victory over Piteå, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Nemrut Awrohum.[2]
Inter Turku
[edit]In March 2017, Varmanen moved to Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku, before being sent on loan to JJK.[3] He made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2017 in a 3-0 home victory over HIFK.[4]
TPS
[edit]In March 2019, Varmanen signed with Ykkönen club TPS on a one-year deal.[5] After making his debut on matchday one against MYPA,[6] Varmanen would make 20 appearances in all competitions for the club in 2019 as TPS gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. In October, he signed a one-year contract extension.[7]
Östers IF
[edit]Following four seasons in Finland, Varmanen returned to his native Sweden, signing with Östers IF.[8] He made his debut for Öster on 11 April 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Örgryte.[9] In March 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[10] After Öster had won the promotion to Allsvenskan at the end of 2024, Varmanen extended his contract with the club in late November 2024.[11]
International career
[edit]Varmanen has represented both Finland U-18 and Finland U-19.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Sweden to Finnish parents, Varmanen spent much of his childhood in Stockholm. His mother is from Tornio and father from Lahti. He holds a dual Finnish-Swedish citizenship.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brommapojkarna | 2016 | Ettan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Inter Turku | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
JJK (loan) | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
TPS | 2019 | Ykkönen | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
Öster | 2021 | Superettan | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
2022 | Superettan | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2023 | Superettan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2024 | Superettan | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 85 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 4 | ||
Career total | 155 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 4 |
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Finland – T. Varmanen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Brommapojkarna vs. Pitea – 17 April 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Tatu Varmanen siirtyy Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Inter Turku vs. HIFK – 4 August 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "LAITAPUOLUSTAJA TATU VARMANEN SOPIMUKSEEN TPS:N KANSSA" [Defender Tatu Varmanen Enters into an Agreement with TPS]. fc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "MyPa vs. TPS – 27 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "LAITAPUOLUSTAJA TATU VARMANEN JATKAA TPS:N RIVEISSÄ" [Winger Tatu Varmanen will Continue in the Ranks of TPS]. fc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Officiellt: Östers IF värvar Tatu Varmanen" [Official: Östers IF recruits Tatu Varmanen]. ostersif.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Mortensen knäckte Örgrytespöket" [Mortensen cracked the Örgryteghost] (in Swedish). Östers IF. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Backen förlänger med Östers IF" [Backen extends with Östers IF]. VXOnews (in Swedish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Öster förlänger med Tatu Varmanen, smp.se, 26 November 2024
- ^ "Puolustajalupaus siirtyy Ruotsista Veikkausliigaan" [Promising defender moves from Sweden to the Veikkausliiga] (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Tatu Varmanen oppi futiksen alkeet Euroopan suurimmassa jalkapalloseurassa" [Tatu Varmanen learned the basics of football in Europe's biggest football club]. Jalkipeli.net (in Finnish). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "T. Varmanen". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Tatu Varmanen, at Football Association of Finland
External links
[edit]- Östers IF official profile
- Tatu Varmanen – SPL competition record
- Tatu Varmanen at Soccerbase
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- IF Brommapojkarna players
- FC Inter Turku players
- JJK Jyväskylä players
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- Östers IF players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Men's association football defenders
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Superettan players