Who succeeded Jari Litmanen as captain of the Finland national team?
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Sami Hyypiä
Answer
Sami Hyypiä was the captain of the Finland national football team from 1998 to 2011, succeeding Jari Litmanen. He made 109 appearances for his country, scoring six goals, and captained the team to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2008.
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Jari Litmanen also goes by another local nickname, "Litti". What does it mean?
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What popular magazine's editor, Paul Simpson, asserted that "his career has not been worthy of his talent"?
Litmanen was listed as what number in the Greatest Ever Footballers by The AFS?
Litmanen had a stint at which German club?
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