# Timo Furuholm > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timo_Furuholm > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timo_Furuholm.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Furuholm > Source revision: 1334103223 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Finnish footballer and politician (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Timo Furuholm | fullname = | image = Timo Furuholm 2018.jpg | caption = Timo Furuholm during a match in 2018 in [Turku](/source/Turku) | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|11}} | birth_place = [Pori](/source/Pori), Finland{{WorldFootball.net|timo-furuholm}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2002 | youthclubs1 = [Toejoen Veikot](/source/%3Afi%3AToejoen_Veikot) | youthyears2 = 2003 | youthclubs2 = [Jazz](/source/FC_Jazz) | years1 = 2003 | clubs1 = [Jazz](/source/FC_Jazz) | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = [Musan Salama](/source/Musan_Salama) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 17 | years3 = 2005–2011 | clubs3 = [Inter Turku](/source/FC_Inter_Turku) | caps3 = 95 | goals3 = 40 | years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = [Fortuna Düsseldorf](/source/Fortuna_D%C3%BCsseldorf) | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = → [Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC) (loan) | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2013–2016 | clubs6 = [Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC) | caps6 = 87 | goals6 = 27 | years7 = 2017–2021 | clubs7 = [Inter Turku](/source/FC_Inter_Turku) | caps7 = 131 | goals7 = 45 | totalcaps = 363 | totalgoals = 137 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = [Finland U17](/source/Finland_national_under-17_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2008 | nationalteam2 = [Finland U21](/source/Finland_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam3 = [Finland](/source/Finland_national_football_team) | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|[Finland national football team](/source/Finland_national_football_team)}} {{medal|2nd|[Baltic Cup](/source/Baltic_Cup_(football))|[2012](/source/2012_Baltic_Cup)}} {{medalTeam|[FC Inter Turku](/source/FC_Inter_Turku)}} {{Medal|2nd|[Finnish League Cup](/source/Finnish_League_Cup)|[2007](/source/2007_Finnish_League_Cup)}} {{Medal|1st|[Finnish League Cup](/source/Finnish_League_Cup)|[2008](/source/2008_Finnish_League_Cup)}} {{Medal|1st|[Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga)|[2008](/source/2008_Veikkausliiga)}} {{Medal|1st|[Finnish Cup](/source/Finnish_Cup)|[2009](/source/2009_Finnish_Cup)}} {{Medal|2nd|[Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga)|[2011](/source/2011_Veikkausliiga)}} {{medalTeam|[Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC)}} {{Medal|2nd|[Saxony-Anhalt Cup](/source/Saxony-Anhalt_Cup)|2014}} {{Medal|1st|[Saxony-Anhalt Cup](/source/Saxony-Anhalt_Cup)|2015}} {{Medal|1st|[Saxony-Anhalt Cup](/source/Saxony-Anhalt_Cup)|2016}} }} '''Timo Furuholm''' (born 11 October 1987) is a Finnish politician and a former professional [football](/source/Association_football) [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)). He is currently a member of the [Parliament of Finland](/source/Parliament_of_Finland), for the [Left Alliance](/source/Left_Alliance_(Finland)). Furuholm was born in [Pori](/source/Pori), Finland where he started his senior career in local [FC Jazz](/source/FC_Jazz). He made his [Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga) debut at age 15 in 2003. Furuholm made his international debut for Finland in January 2010, at the age of 22. ==Club career== ===Early career=== In 2003, Furuholm made his Veikkausliiga debut for [FC Jazz](/source/FC_Jazz), playing against [FF Jaro](/source/FF_Jaro) at the age of 16. At the time, he was the youngest player ever to make an appearance in the Finnish top flight. In 2004, he played for another [Pori](/source/Pori) based team, [Musan Salama](/source/Musan_Salama) in the [Finnish II division](/source/Kakkonen), making 21 appearances and scoring 17 goals. ===FC Inter Turku=== In 2005, he signed with [FC Inter Turku](/source/FC_Inter_Turku). He has since suffered from multiple injuries. During the [2007 season](/source/2007_Veikkausliiga) he made 14 appearances and two goals for Inter. In the [next season](/source/2008_Veikkausliiga) he missed three months because of a knee injury, and was only able to make nine appearances and four goals. The [following season](/source/2009_Veikkausliiga) he was finally able to play the whole season without injuries, making in total of 23 appearances and scoring impressive 11 league goals. He however missed almost the whole [2010 season](/source/2010_Veikkausliiga) as he injured himself in the early days of the season (only four appearances, no goals). The [2011](/source/2011_Veikkausliiga) season was finally his breakthrough, as he went on scoring 22 league goals and only losing by one goal to Kimmo Tarkkio and [Valeri Popovitch](/source/Valeri_Popovitch) as the record goalscorer in Veikkausliiga. After the 2011 season, his contract with Inter expired and he became a free agent. ===Fortuna Düsseldorf=== On 10 January 2012, it was announced that [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) side [Fortuna Düsseldorf](/source/Fortuna_D%C3%BCsseldorf) had signed Furuholm, with a contract running until June 2014.{{cite web | url = http://www.fortuna-duesseldorf.de/nc/pages/news/uebersicht-news/artikel/article/fortuna-verpflichtet-stuermer-timo-furuholm/index.htm | title = Fortuna verpflichtet Stürmer Timo Furuholm |trans-title=Furuholm joins Düsseldorf | language = German | publisher = Fortuna Düsseldorf | date = 10 January 2012 | accessdate = 18 May 2012}} A year later, he signed for [Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC) on loan, joining his compatriot, [Kristian Kojola](/source/Kristian_Kojola). He scored two minutes into his debut for the club, a 1–1 draw with [Stuttgarter Kickers](/source/Stuttgarter_Kickers), and ended the season with eight goals, making him Halle's top scorer for the season. ===Hallescher=== [[File:Timo Furuholm.jpeg|thumb|Timo Furuholm during a training match in 2013 in [Esens](/source/Esens%2C_Lower_Saxony).]] On 26 August 2013, Hallescher FC made the move permanent and announced they had signed Furuholm on a two-year deal.{{cite web | url = http://www.hallescherfc.de/die-teams/1-maenner/artikel/datum/2013/08/16/willkommen-zurueck-timo-furuholm-unterschreibt-zweijahresvertrag/ | title = Willkommen zurück! Timo Furuholm unterschreibt Zweijahresvertrag | language = German | publisher = Hallescher FC | date = 16 August 2013 | accessdate = 16 August 2013}} During season [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_3._Liga) he scored 12 goals and was the best scorer of his team and eight best in the league.{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/national/germany/3-liga/20132014/regular-season/r21521/ | title = Summary – 3. Liga | publisher = Soccerway| date = 10 May 2014 | accessdate = 6 November 2016}} ===Return to FC Inter Turku=== On 7 December 2016 it was announced that Furuholm would return to Inter Turku.{{cite web | url = http://fcinter.fi/uutiset/2016/12/07/timo-furuholm-palaa-fc-interiin | title = Maalitykki Furuholm palaa FC Interiin | language = Finnish | publisher = FC Inter Turku | date = 7 December 2016 | accessdate = 26 December 2016}} ==International career== Furuholm made his international debut for the [Finnish national team](/source/Finland_national_football_team) in January 2010, as he came from the bench to replace [Hermanni Vuorinen](/source/Hermanni_Vuorinen) in a friendly match against [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_national_football_team) at [Málaga](/source/M%C3%A1laga), Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=157901 |title=Etelä-Korea kaatoi Huuhkajat |language=Finnish |publisher=palloliitto.fi |date=18 January 2010 |accessdate=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415185054/http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=157901 |archivedate=15 April 2012 }} He scored his first national goal on 10 August 2011 in a friendly against [Latvia](/source/Latvia_national_football_team) and second goal on 20 February 2012 in match against [Austria](/source/Austria_national_football_team).{{cite web | url = http://fcinter.fi/uutiset/2012/03/01/mika-ojala-a-maajoukkueen-valopilkku-itavallassa | title = Mika Ojala A-maajoukkueen valopilkku Itävallassa | language = Finnish | publisher = fcinter.fi | date = 1 March 2012 | accessdate = 26 December 2016}} He was chosen for the starting line up for the first time on 25 May 2012 in a match against [Turkey](/source/Turkey_national_football_team).{{cite news|url=http://www.iltasanomat.fi/huuhkajat/art-1288472078993.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519185156/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/huuhkajat/art-1288472078993.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 May 2014|title=17-vuotias debytoi Huuhkajissa lauantaina |date= 25 May 2012 |accessdate=24 January 2015|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat|language=Finnish}} ==Outside football== In 2020, Furuholm started [social science](/source/social_science) studies at the [University of Turku](/source/University_of_Turku). In [2021 Finnish municipal elections](/source/2021_Finnish_municipal_elections), Furuholm became a member of the Turku city council for the [Left Alliance](/source/Left_Alliance_(Finland)), receiving 865 votes in his first election.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210614185937/https://www.ts.fi/kuntavaalit/ Kuntavaalit], [Turun Sanomat](/source/Turun_Sanomat) archive He became a member of the Parliament of Finland in [2023 Finnish parliamentary election](/source/2023_Finnish_parliamentary_election).[https://vasemmisto.fi/kansanedustajat/timo-furuholm/ Timo Furuholm], [Left Alliance](/source/Left_Alliance_(Finland))[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009496215.html Timo Furuholm luki ylioppilaaksi, pääsi yliopistoon ja nyt eduskuntaan – lasten toive ei toteutunut], [Helsingin Sanomat](/source/Helsingin_Sanomat), 3 April 2023{{cite news|url=https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/fortuna/fortuna-duesseldorf-ex-profi-timo-furuholm-wird-politiker-in-seinem-heimatland-finnland_aid-56478983|title=In seinem Heimatland Dieser frühere Fortune wird jetzt Politiker|first=Jolitz|last=von Bernd|date=26 February 2021|accessdate=2 April 2021|publisher=Rheinische Post|language=German}} ==Personal life== Timo Furuholm is the son of former Finnish footballer and [Eurosport](/source/Eurosport) commentator Tapio Furuholm.{{cite news |date=28 March 2014 |title=Kulttiasemassa Hallescherissa |url=http://futis.ts.fi/uutiset/kulttiasemassa-hallescherissa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519184124/http://futis.ts.fi/uutiset/kulttiasemassa-hallescherissa |archive-date=19 May 2014 |accessdate=1 February 2015 |publisher=Turun Sanomat |language=Finnish}} He is divorced and has a daughter who was born in 2014. Since 2024 Furuholm has been in relationship with the Left Alliance party leader [Minja Koskela](/source/Minja_Koskela).{{cite news |last=Laisi |first=Erno |date=15 December 2024 |title=Näin Minja Koskela kommentoi suhdettaan Timo Furuholmiin |url=https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000010894575.html |accessdate=5 October 2015 |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |language=Finnish}} ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|29 April 2017}}{{cite web | url = http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35601/Timo_Furuholm.html| title = Timo Furuholm | publisher = National Football Teams | accessdate = 2 April 2015}}{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/timo-furuholm/8311/ | title = Timo Furuholm | publisher = Soccerway | accessdate = 2 April 2015}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Domestic Cups{{efn|Includes [Suomen Cup](/source/Suomen_Cup), [Finnish League Cup](/source/Finnish_League_Cup), [DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal) and [Sachsen-Anhalt-Pokal](/source/Saxony-Anhalt_Cup)}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[Jazz](/source/FC_Jazz) |[2003](/source/2003_Veikkausliiga) |rowspan="1"|[Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga) |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- |[MuSa](/source/Musan_Salama) |[2004](/source/2004_Kakkonen_%E2%80%93_Finnish_League_Division_2) |[Kakkonen](/source/Kakkonen) |18||17||0||0||colspan="2"|–||18||17 |- |[VG-62](/source/VG-62) |[2004](/source/2004_Ykk%C3%B6nen) |[Ykkönen](/source/Ykk%C3%B6nen) |2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2||1 |- |rowspan="8"|[Inter Turku](/source/FC_Inter_Turku) |[2005](/source/2005_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |5||1||0||0||0||0||5||1 |- |[2006](/source/2006_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||7||0 |- |[2007](/source/2007_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |14||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||14||2 |- |[2008](/source/2008_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |9||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||9||4 |- |[2009](/source/2009_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |23||11||0||0||2{{efn|Includes [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League)|name=ucl}}||0||25||11 |- |[2010](/source/2010_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |4||0||5||3||1{{efn|Includes [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)|name=uel}}||0||10||3 |- |[2011](/source/2011_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |33||22||3||1||colspan="2"|–||10||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !95!!40!!8!!4!!3!!0!!107!!44 |- |[Fortuna Düsseldorf](/source/Fortuna_D%C3%BCsseldorf) |[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_2._Bundesliga) |[2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Fortuna Düsseldorf II |[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Regionalliga) |[Regionalliga West](/source/Regionalliga_West) |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Regionalliga) |Regionalliga West |6||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0 |- |[Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC) (loan) |[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_3._Liga) |[3. Liga](/source/3._Liga) |16||8||0||0||colspan="2"|–||16||8 |- |rowspan="5"|[Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC) |[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_3._Liga) |3. Liga |32||12||0||0||colspan="2"|–||32||12 |- |[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_3._Liga) |3. Liga |35||12||2||1||colspan="2"|–||37||13 |- |[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_3._Liga) |3. Liga |18||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||19||3 |- |[2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_3._Liga) |3. Liga |2||0||2||3||colspan="2"|–||4||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !87!!27!!5!!4!!0!!0!!92!!31 |- |rowspan="6"|[Inter Turku](/source/FC_Inter_Turku) |[2017](/source/2017_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |31||9||7||5||colspan="2"|–||38||14 |- |[2018](/source/2018_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |29||9||7||3||colspan="2"|–||36||12 |- |[2019](/source/2019_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |25||10||4||2||2{{efn|name=uel}}||1||31||13 |- |[2020](/source/2020_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |21||10||7||3||1{{efn|name=uel}}||0||29||13 |- |[2021](/source/2021_Veikkausliiga) |Veikkausliiga |25||7||5||2||2{{efn|Includes [UEFA Europa Conference League](/source/UEFA_Europa_Conference_League)|name=uecl}}||0||32||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !131!!45!!30!!15!!5!!1!!166!!61 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !369!!143!!43!!23!!8!!1!!420!!167 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ===International=== {{updated|15 October 2013}}{{cite web | url = http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/timo-furuholm | title = Timo Furuholm | publisher = palloliitto.fi | accessdate = 2 April 2015| language = Finnish}}{{NFT player|pid=35601}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[Finland](/source/Finland_national_football_team) |- |2010||1||0 |- |2011||4||1 |- |2012||3||1 |- |2013||2||0 |- !colspan=2|Total!!10!!2 |} ===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Location !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 10 August 2011 || [Riga](/source/Riga) || {{fb|Latvia}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || Friendly |- | 2. || 29 February 2012 || [Klagenfurt](/source/Klagenfurt) || {{fb|Austria}} || '''1'''–3 || 1–3 || Friendly |} ==Honours and achievements== '''[Inter Turku](/source/FC_Inter_Turku)''' *[Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga): [2008](/source/2008_Veikkausliiga) *[Finnish Cup](/source/Finnish_Cup): [2009](/source/2009_Finnish_Cup), [2018](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Finnish_Cup) *[Finnish League Cup](/source/Finnish_League_Cup): [2008](/source/2008_Finnish_League_Cup) '''[Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC)''' *[Saxony-Anhalt Cup](/source/Saxony-Anhalt_Cup): 2015, 2016 '''Individual''' *[Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga) Player of the Month: [May 2011](/source/2011_Veikkausliiga),[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=43561 FC Interin Timo Furuholm Veikkausliigan toukokuun pelaaja] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804091226/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=43561 |date=4 August 2012 }} {{in lang|fi}} *Veikkausliiga Top Scorer: [2011](/source/2011_Veikkausliiga)[https://web.archive.org/web/20120503235403/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Statistic.aspx?id=11 veikkausliiga.com] {{in lang|fi}} *Veikkausliiga Striker of the Year: [2011](/source/2011_Veikkausliiga)[https://archive.today/20120524110005/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=45326 veikkausliiga.com] {{in lang|fi}} *Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: [2020](/source/2020_Veikkausliiga){{Cite web |title=Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2020/11/17/pallo-koplan-veikkausliigan-tahdistojoukkue-on-valittu |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=veikkausliiga.com |language=fi}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{portal|Biography|Association football|Finland}} *{{Commons category-inline}} * {{UEFA player|72531}} * {{FIFA player|358386}} * {{NFT player|pid=35601}} * {{Soccerbase}} * {{Fussballdaten|furuholmtimo|Timo Furuholm}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120917124328/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=55&CPID=72&pStr=Player&PLID=178294&TEID=3056 Guardian Football] {{Veikkausliiga top scorers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Furuholm, Timo}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Finnish men's footballers Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen Category:Finland men's international footballers Category:Finland men's youth international footballers Category:Finland men's under-21 international footballers Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:FC Jazz players Category:FC Inter Turku players Category:Veikkausliiga players Category:Ykkönen players Category:Kakkonen players Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players Category:Hallescher FC players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:3. Liga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Musan Salama players Category:Sportspeople from Pori Category:Footballers from Satakunta Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027) Category:Finnish sportsperson-politicians Category:Left Alliance (Finland) politicians Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Timo Furuholm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Furuholm) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timo_Furuholm?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.