Heikkinen ist Rapidler

[Thor]

19.06.2007, 09:50 Uhr

Finne Heikkinen verstärkt Rapid

Die Suche nach einer wahren und neuen Nummer "6" hat ein Ende. Der finnische Nationalspieler Markus Heikkinen ist der nächste Neuzugang bei Rapid und soll das defensive Mittelfeld verstärken.

Heikkinen kommt aus der englischen League One von Luton Town und spielte bereits für Portsmouth und den schottischen Erstligaverein Aberdeen. Der Finne unterschreibt einen Zweijahresvertrag bei den Grün-Weißen.

Der 28-Jährige streifte bereits 26 Mal das Trikot der finnischen Nationalmannschaft über.

"Ich habe mit Rapid große Ziele, die ich unbedingt erreichen möchte. Ich weiß, dass es sich bei Rapid um ein wahres Spitzenteam handelt", so Heikkinen in einer ersten Stellungnahme.

quelle: offizielle

[Sirus]

Gerade auf Wiki gelesen.....

An integral part of the Luton side that finished 10th in The Championship in the 2005-2006 season, Heikkinen collected four awards – the Player of the Year trophy, Players’ Player of the Season, Internet Player of the Season and the Luton News Player of the Season

[Steffo]

Markus Heikkinen (born October 13, 1978 in Katrineholm, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer.

Heikkinen, who can play either as a defensive midfielder or central defender, currently plays for Luton Town F.C. in the Football League Championship.

An integral part of the Luton side that finished 10th in The Championship in the 2005-2006 season, Heikkinen collected four awards – the Player of the Year trophy, Players’ Player of the Season, Internet Player of the Season and the Luton News Player of the Season.[1]

His previous clubs include OPS, TPS Turku, MyPa, HJK Helsinki, Portsmouth F.C. and Aberdeen F.C., where he became a cult hero.[citation needed]

On the 29th December 2006, In the game against Birmingham City F.C. he was feared to have a compound fracture of the fibula, however it was in fact a nasty gash down his leg, after a late challenge by midfielder Fabrice Muamba.[citation needed] He returned to action against Stoke City on February 17th, 2007.

Heikkinen's contract runs out at the end of the current campaign, and it seems that he will be leaving the club on a Bosman free transfer.[citation needed]

quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Heikkinen

bearbeitet 19. Juni 2007 von Steffo

[m_fiala]

siehe auch: http://www.90minuten.at/index.php?bid=577

oder direkt hier:

Markus Heikkinen: Finnland goes Rapid

Der SK Rapid hat heute die nächste Neuverpflichtung bekanntgegeben. Markus Heikkinen wird die nächsten 2 Jahre in Hütteldorf die Lücke von Peter Linka schließen - zumindest wird er es versuchen.

Der defensive Mittelfeldspieler ist 28 Jahre alt und hat bisher 26 A-Länderspiele für Finnland absolviert. In den beiden letzten Saisonen spielte er bei Luton Town in England.

MARKUS HEIKKINEN

Geburtsdatum: 13. Oktober 1978

Größe: 185 cm

Gewicht: 84 kg

Bisherige Vereine: u.a. HJK, Portsmouth, Aberdeen und Luton Town

Länderspiele: 26 für Finnland

[Varimax]

hab den link schon im mannschaftsthread gepostet, hier noch einmal das dannyoeske spielerprofil im volltext von lutonfc.com:

A defensive central midfielder who can also operate equally effectively in the centre of defence, Finland international Markus joined Luton Town on a two-year deal from Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen on a Bosman free transfer on the same day striker Dean Morgan arrived at Kenilworth Road from Reading.

On leaving Pittodrie Markus was heavily linked with a move to Greek giants Olympiakos, but a change of management for the Greek club saw him make the move to England and to Kenilworth Road. He also turned down a move to Doncaster Rovers to join the Hatters, deciding not to join former Aberdeen team mate Phil McGuire who had gone to Belle Vue earlier that week.

Markus began his career with Finnish side OPS in 1996, scoring 5 goals in 24 appearances before moving to TPS in 1997-98, where he continued to establish himself as a first-team regular, making 22 League appearances. After just two seasons with TPS, he switched to MyPa, where he enjoyed a further two seasons, scoring once in 43 League appearances before joining Finnish giants HJK Helsinki.

He made 85 League appearances, scoring one goal in three seasons with HJK Helsinki and during his time with the Finnish side, he played UEFA Cup football against Scottish giants Celtic and against Italian side Parma. He was also by now a recognised full Finland international.

In January 2003, Markus made the move to England, joining Harry Redknapp’s Portsmouth on a three-month loan deal. However, after just two substitute League appearances at Fratton Park in which Pompey thumped Derby County 6-2 and Coventry City 4-0, he returned to his native Finland at the end of the 2002-03 season.

However, he then had a successful trial spell with Aberdeen and he made the move permanent in August 2003. He went on to make 68 League appearances in two seasons for the Dons, scoring 2 goals.

On signing for Luton Town, Markus said, “I had spent a spell in England with Portsmouth and I wanted to have a second crack at English football.

"I had some offers from Scandinavia but I wanted to come back to England because with Portsmouth, I didn't have many opportunities to play, so I am hoping to show people what I am capable of."

Markus becomes the second Finland international to play for Luton Town in the last four years after former boss Ricky Hill signed full-back Petri Helin, who has since returned to his native Finland.

Looking likely to move to either Olympiakos or Doncaster Rovers at the end of the 2004-05 season, Markus opted instead to join Luton Town and the Finnish international was hoping he could help the Hatters consolidate their place in the Championship during their first campaign in the Division following a 10-year spell in the bottom two Divisions of the Football League.

Markus had a sensational first season with Luton Town that saw him earn a whole host of awards come the end of the 2005-06 season.

He was thrown straight into the side on the opening day of the season at recently relegated Premiership outfit Crystal Palace following an injury during the warm-up to central defender Chris Coyne. Partnering young starlet Curtis Davies in the heart of the Hatters defence, Markus gave a tremendous performance to help Luton to a 2-1 victory – and he kept England international striker Andrew Johnson quiet all afternoon.

He was a regular in the side thereafter, and following Davies’ £3 million transfer to West Bromwich Albion in August 2005, Markus and Chris Coyne became manager Mike Newell’s preferred central defensive duo. One of the first names on the team sheet when available for selection, Markus became an extremely popular figure with the Hatters fans. Making 39 League appearances during the course of the season, Markus netted two goals – both headers – in 2-0 home victories over Crystal Palace and Queen’s Park Rangers.

A revelation in Luton Town’s excellent first season in Championship football, Markus continued to add to his international caps with Finland, including 4 World Cup Qualifier appearances against Macedonia, Romania and the Czech Republic, partnering Liverpool star Sami Hyypia in Finland’s rearguard.

Markus was rewarded for his outstanding campaign with no less than four awards – the Player of the Year trophy, Players’ Player of the Season, Internet Player of the Season and the Luton News Player of the Season.

Having been such a revelation during his first season at Kenilworth Road, Markus was rather disappointing in his second – and ultimately final season as a Luton Town player.

After sweeping the Player Of The Year awards the precious season, it was expected that Markus would again flourish for the Hatters and help the side push for a play-off place in the Championship table. However, after helping Luton make a solid start to the campaign, Markus’ form, along with the entire squad, dropped dramatically in November 2007.

He had scored in a 5-1 home win over Leeds United late October 2006 but this excellent result seemed to spark a dip in form for both Markus and his team mates and the Hatters endured an awful run of results that saw Markus on the losing side for five consecutive matches. Two home wins over Preston North End and Coventry City in December appeared to have stopped the rot, but a dreadful run of results that culminated in manager Mike Newell being sacked all but condemned Luton to relegation to League One.

Markus was now, unfortunately, beginning to get criticism from certain sections of the Hatters supporters, who questioned his commitment as he repeatedly refused to sign a new contract that had been offered to him. With Markus quite clearly allowing his deal to run out and thus allowing him to leave at the end of the season under freedom of contract, new Luton boss Kevin Blackwell was preparing for Markus’ departure before the season had even finished.

Appearing 37 times in the League for the Hatters, Markus continued to earn international honours for Finland, making 5 UEFA 2008 European Championship Qualifying appearances, which included an excellent 3-1 win at Poland and 1-1 draw with Portugal.

As expected, Markus left Luton Town at the end of the 2006-07 season after a total of 76 League appearances and 3 goals for the Hatters.

Upon leaving Kenilworth Road, Markus said, "There were a few reasons why I decided to leave, but the lack of ambition was one of them.

"In any squad you have to have the right balance of youth and experience, but we sold all of our top players and we had to rely on a lot of youngsters as we didn't really have any experience left."

With Coventry City, Queen’s Park Rangers, Norwich City and Crystal Palace all thought to be interested in signing the defender, it is unlikely that he will be without a club for very long.

Profile By: James Garley

für unsere verhältnisse hört sich das ziemlich ok an.

bearbeitet 19. Juni 2007 von DonV

[SCR-4-EvEr]

herzlich willkommen in hütteldorf, markus heikkinen!

Der SK Rapid hat heute die nächste Neuverpflichtung bekanntgegeben. Markus Heikkinen wird die nächsten 2 Jahre in Hütteldorf die Lücke von Peter Linka schließen

[Lichtgestalt]

forza suomi!

[Fuxxxl]

Ich weiß nicht, was ich von dem halten soll...

vorallem einen spieler verpflichten, der nicht mal ein probetraining absolviert hat??

ein kleiner beigeschmack bleibt wegen dem "rauswurf" von vorisek!

der typ wirds sicher nicht leicht haben die abgänge von vorisek und hlinka zu kompensieren...

[schooontn]

Gerade auf Wiki gelesen.....

Sind aber mwn "nur" Awards fuer den besten Spieler seines Teams (gewaehlt von Fans, Spielern, einer Zeitung) , ligaweit hat er da nix gewonnen.

bearbeitet 19. Juni 2007 von seanton

[Rapidler_91]

ich weiß auch nicht recht, war nie trainingsgast, hoffentlich nicht so ein transfer-flop wie der finne uusimäki beim gak!!!

[Sirus]

Sind aber mwn "nur" Awards fuer den besten Spieler seines Teams (gewaehlt von Fans, Spielern, einer Zeitung) , ligaweit hat er da nix gewonnen.

Man wird sehn. Für mich fängt er mal bei 0 an

[19FAK11]

ich weiß auch nicht recht, war nie trainingsgast, hoffentlich nicht so ein transfer-flop wie der finne uusimäki beim gak!!!

Durchaus möglich.

League-One is ja nicht unbedingt ein Kriterium für Klasse.

Wenn man bedenkt, dass ein Scharner und Pogatetz in der Premier-League bei Mittelklasseteams Stammspieler sind, kann der also nicht so ein Wunderwuzzi sein.

Sicher wird die Ö-BL immer schlecht geredet, aber bei den Topteams braucht man sicherlich nicht so tief zu stapeln, um sich mit unbekannten Spielern der 2. Englischen oder z.B. 2. Deutschen Liga zufriedenzugeben.

Glaub kaum, dass der Vorisek oder schon gar Hlinka ersetzen kann.

Vielleciht zückt ja Onkel Frank noch mal die Geldbörse

bearbeitet 19. Juni 2007 von 19FAK11

[laotse]

Kommen Leute zum Probetraining wird genörgelt, wird einer ohne verpflichtet, wird genörgelt.

Tu felix austria !!!!

Der Mann hat Referenzen und ist sicher nicht so unbekannt.

Bin schon auf das Profil vom Dannyo neugierig.

[Hugo_Maradona]

Bin schon auf das Profil vom Dannyo neugierig.

genauso sehe ich das auch....bis dahin werde ich mich in schweigen hüllen und nix anderes schreiben als....herzlichen willkommen...und keine ahnung wer das ist

[laotse]

Durchaus möglich.

League-One is ja nicht unbedingt ein Kriterium für Klasse.

Wenn man bedenkt, dass ein Scharner und Pogatetz in der Premier-League bei Mittelklasseteams Stammspieler sind, kann der also nicht so ein Wunderwuzzi sein.

Sicher wird die Ö-BL immer schlecht geredet, aber bei den Topteams braucht man sicherlich nicht so tief zu stapeln, um sich mit unbekannten Spielern der 2. Englischen oder z.B. Deutschen Liga zufriedenzugeben.

Glaub kaum, dass der Vorisek oder schon gar Hlinka ersetzen kann.

Vielleciht zückt ja Onkel Frank noch mal die Geldbörse

Die League one ist ja auch die 3te Leistungsstufe in England.

Luton ist letzte Saison abgestiegen, darum verlässt ein finnischer Nationalspieler England.

Onkel Frank mag die Börse zücken so viel er mag, er kauft ja doch nur scheisse.