Otso Virtanen

Otso Virtanen

Personal information
Date of birth	3 April 1994
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hibernian
Number	32
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011	ÅIFK	2	(0)
2011	TPS	1	(0)
2012	ÅIFK	18	(0)
2013–2016	IFK Mariehamn	65	(0)
2016–	Hibernian	0	(0)
National team^‡
2014–2016	Finland U21	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:43, 2 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:33, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Otso Virtanen (born 3 April 1994) is a Finnish football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish club Hibernian.

Virtanen started his professional career in 2011 at TPS, appearing primarily for their reserve team ÅIFK. Before the 2013 season, he moved to IFK Mariehamn and appeared in 22 matches. In 2014, he served primarily as the backup for Swedish goalkeeper Simon Nurme.^[1] Virtanen signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Scottish club Hibernian on 24 January 2016.^[2]

In May 2014, Virtanen was selected for the Finland national under-21 team for the match against Moldova.^[3]

Honours

Player

Hibernian

• Scottish League Cup runners-up: 2015–16^[4]

References

1. "VIRTANEN Otso" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
2. "Hibernian: Finnish goalkeeper Otso Virtanen signed". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
3. "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty Moldova-otteluun" (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 May 2014.
4. Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). "Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

External Links

• Otso Virtanen at IFK Mariehamn (Swedish)
• Otso Virtanen – UEFA competition record
• Otso Virtanen profile at Soccerway