Toni Kallio
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toni Kallio | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | TPV | 74 | (14) |
| 1997 | → FC Jazz (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | HJK Helsinki | 123 | (17) |
| 2004–2007 | Molde FK | 53 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | BSC Young Boys | 21 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Fulham (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Fulham | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Viking | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Muangthong United | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | FC Inter Turku | 16 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Ilves | 38 | (6) |
| Total | 340 | (47) | |
| National team | |||
| Finland U19 | 2 | (0) | |
| Finland U21 | 5 | (1) | |
| 2000– | Finland | 49 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Toni Kallio (born 9 August 1978) is a Finnish former footballer who last presented Ilves in Ykkönen. His preferred position is left back, but he can also operate as centre back and used to play as forward when he joined HJK. His nickname is "Bonecrusher", coming from his great physical presence and playing style.
He is currently acting as a coach in Veikkausliiga side Ilves.
He started out as a winger, but during his time at Norwegian club Molde was changed into a defender. He is known for his forward runs and good heading, given his tall frame. However, he is also known for making occasional blunders in the national team as he has been forced to play out of his preferred position.
Before joining Molde he played for FC Jazz, TPV Tampere and HJK Helsinki in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Norwegian Cup in 2005. In 2007, he briefly went on trial at Lokomotiv Moscow and played 3 times. In 2007, he moved to Young Boys in Switzerland.
On 31 January 2008, Kallio joined Fulham on loan, together with Jari Litmanen. He made his Fulham debut the following season against Arsenal, in which he helped secure a 1–0 victory. He was immediately awarded the Man of the Match award by visitors of the BBC website. On 3 July 2008, Kallio signed a two-year deal with Fulham.
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