Age, Biography and Wiki
Hannu Tihinen was born on 1 July, 1976 in Keminmaa, Finland, is a Finnish footballer (born 1976). Discover Hannu Tihinen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?
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| Age |
47 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
1 July, 1976 |
| Birthday |
1 July |
| Birthplace |
Keminmaa, Finland |
| Nationality |
Finland
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Hannu Tihinen Height, Weight & Measurements
At 47 years old, Hannu Tihinen height is 1.90 m .
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1.90 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Hannu Tihinen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hannu Tihinen worth at the age of 47 years old? Hannu Tihinen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Finland. We have estimated Hannu Tihinen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Hannu Tihinen Social Network
Timeline
Hannu Tihinen (born 1 July 1976) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Born in Keminmaa, Lapland, Tihinen started his career with KePS in second-tier Ykkönen in 1993.
After the 1996 season, the club was relegated to Kakkonen, and Tihinen joined Veikkausliiga club HJK for the 1997 season.
He won both the Finnish championship and Finnish Cup once with HJK, and also earned UEFA Champions League experience with the club in the 1998–99 season.
Tihinen then joined Norwegian club Viking in November 1999.
Tihinen made his debut for the Finnish national team on 5 June 1999 against Turkey.
He scored a decisive own goal in the final of the Norwegian Cup in 2000 but won the Cup championship the following year and headed the goal into the right goal.
Tihinen spent two and a half seasons with Viking, while also having a brief loan spell at West Ham United in the English Premiership.
Whilst at West Ham he played in their 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the 2000–01 FA Cup.
He scored five goals in the national team matches and formed Finland's regular central defensive pairing with Sami Hyypiä for most of the 2000s.
In 2002 Tihinen joined Belgian club Anderlecht for a €1.3 million transfer fee.
He played in Belgium for four years, winning two Belgian championships.
Tihinen scored the 1-0 winning goal against Lyon in the Champions League match in November 2003.
After Tihinen's contract with Anderlecht expired in the summer of 2006, he was snapped up by FC Zürich on a three-year deal.
He was captain of the 2006–07 Swiss Championship and the 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team.
Tihinen captained the national team in a match known as the eagle-owl match against Belgium in June 2007.
In the match, an eagle-owl flew onto the field and the game was stopped for a while.
The nickname Eagle-owls of the Finnish national team originated from this event.
Tihinen injured his head many times during his career.
Because of that he wore a helmet during his last seasons.
He was also very good with his head, which he used to score most of his goals.
After retiring, Tihinen joined FC Zürich as a deputy sports director.
On 30 September 2009, Tihinen scored the winning goal for Zürich after ten minutes against A.C. Milan in the Group C game of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.
Tihinen achieved five championships in three countries in a career that ended in 2010, a cup title in two countries and captained almost all of his club teams.
On 7 May 2010, Tihinen announced that he would retire after the 2009–10 season, mainly because of his head injuries.
His last game was an away draw (3–3) against Neuchâtel Xamax on 16 May 2010.
On 13 April 2012, he announced his candidacy to run for the new president of the Football Association of Finland, as the post was left open after Sauli Niinistö was elected as President of Finland.
In the years 2012–2014, Tihinen was the chairman of the Finnish Football Players´ Association.
Since January 2014, he worked as a sports director at the Football Association of Finland.
In October 2022, Tihinen was appointed as an expert adviser of FIFA in Global Football Development Division High-Performance -unit.
He has played for clubs in Finland, Norway, England, Belgium and Switzerland.
After his career, Tihinen has studied international leadership and management at the UEFA Academy and at the Aalto University in Helsinki and since 2014, he has been the technical director of the Football Association of Finland.
