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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Keminmaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | KePS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | KePS | 77 | (12) |
| 1997–1999 | HJK Helsinki | 65 | (8) |
| 2000–2002 | Viking | 71 | (8) |
| 2001 | → West Ham United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Anderlecht | 101 | (12) |
| 2006–2010 | Zürich | 115 | (9) |
| Total | 438 | (51) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2010 | Finland | 76 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hannu Tihinen (born 1 July 1976) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Since January 2014, he worked as a technical 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.[1]
He has played for clubs in Finland, Norway, England, Belgium and Switzerland. 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.