Leo Walta

[NeathJack]

We also had a Finnish defender on trial around 1990 called Ari Heikkinen.

I remember him. Only played one pre season game if memory serves but looked half tidy.

 

[Mamaswan]

God I am so looking forward to 12.01 on Sunday. Loving the level of positivity thats building again. Theres always going to be the told you so brigade but they are once again back in the minority camp looking to pick holes.
I know when I started posting, I was treated with suspicion, derision (and whatever other long words that end with ion ) by one or two on here. My crime was positivity and belief.
I honestly feel we are building up to something special. Maybe we wont see the full story this season but I tell ya, its coming!
COME ON THE SWANS!!!

 

[Swans Jack]

I'm calling him Leo ,
Leo , Leo , Leo

Im suprised no Leo Sayer songs have been suggested I feel like Dancing

 

[Swans Jack]

The latter is how they pronounced it in the video. It is confusing, but a lot of the continental languages pronounce "W" as "V". For example, if you have one, you dont drive a BMW, you drive a BMV.

German and Austrian as well have this with Walter, Valter... Sounds like..

 

[Muteswan]

The latter is how they pronounced it in the video. It is confusing, but a lot of the continental languages pronounce "W" as "V". For example, if you have one, you dont drive a BMW, you drive a BMV.

That’s why I was asking, I did German in school but was not sure about Finnish.

 

[Muteswan]

German and Australian as well have this with Walter, Valter... Sounds like..

Ok thanks Cobber.

 

[magicdaps10]

I remember him. Only played one pre season game if memory serves but looked half tidy.

Believe it was against Leyton Orient?

 

[J_B]

So is it Walta as in Walter or Walta as in Vaulter?

I'm calling him the Finster.

 

[Malaga]

German and Australian as well have this with Walter, Valter... Sounds like..

Think the Poles do too...

 

[Bluenile]

For some reason I can hear Uncle Albert saying "Vot iss your name?"

 

[Colin-swansea]

We also had a Finnish defender on trial around 1990 called Ari Heikkinen.

Technically, not including Kuqi u we have had at least four players that have played for the Swans, one in a first team pre-season friendly and three in reserve team matches.

HEIKKINEN Ari
Birthplace: Vuolijoki, Finland; Date of Birth: 08/04/1964
Central Defender
Trialist centre half who lined up alongside Mark Harris in a preseason friendly against Charlton Athletic at the Vetch 08/08/1990. Performed well in a 0-1 defeat, but did not sign.

Won 51 international caps with Finland, scoring 1 goal. Numerous appearances in European cup competition football, including against Bangor City in the 1998/99 European Cup Winners’ Cup.

Finnish Championship winner 1995 and 1998.
Finnish Sportswriter's Association Footballer of the Year: 1989

Ari Heikkinen (footballer, born 1964) - Wikipedia


ENBERG GUSTAF Tom
Birthplace-Hanko, Finland 26/8/1970
U21 International winger from Finland team TPS arrived on a month’s trial at the Vetch Field after impressing playing against the Swans during their close season tour of Finland in July 1994. Played in Swans’ reserve team in the Avon Insurance League against Hereford United and AFC Bournemouth in November 1994.

Tom Enberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

JALONEN MICHAEL Jasse
Birthplace: Turku, Finland, DOB: 18/07/1973
U21 International midfielder from Finland team TPS arrived on a month’s trial at the Vetch Field after impressing playing against the Swans during their close season tour of Finland in July 1994. Played in Swans’ reserve team in the Avon Insurance League against Hereford United and AFC Bournemouth in November 1994.

Enjoyed a lengthy career back in Finnish football, with TPS, Mypa-47, KTP, VPS and ABO-IFK, as well as a brief spell in Estonia with Talinna Flora.

6 caps with the Finnish national team.

Jasse Jalonen | National Football Teams (national-football-teams.com)
Jasse Jalonen - Wikipedia

TANTTU Ari
Born-Hirvensalmi-1/12/1965
Trialist striker from Finland who made an appearance for the Swans reserve team at Birmingham City in March 1994.

Career
1987-PP-70
1988-FC Haka
1994-PP-70
1996-FC Hameenlinna
1997-PP-70

 

[magicdaps10]

Technically, not including Kuqi u we have had at least four players that have played for the Swans, one in a first team pre-season friendly and three in reserve team matches.

HEIKKINEN Ari
Birthplace: Vuolijoki, Finland; Date of Birth: 08/04/1964
Central Defender
Trialist centre half who lined up alongside Mark Harris in a preseason friendly against Charlton Athletic at the Vetch 08/08/1990. Performed well in a 0-1 defeat, but did not sign.

Won 51 international caps with Finland, scoring 1 goal. Numerous appearances in European cup competition football, including against Bangor City in the 1998/99 European Cup Winners’ Cup.

Finnish Championship winner 1995 and 1998.
Finnish Sportswriter's Association Footballer of the Year: 1989

Ari Heikkinen (footballer, born 1964) - Wikipedia


ENBERG GUSTAF Tom
Birthplace-Hanko, Finland 26/8/1970
U21 International winger from Finland team TPS arrived on a month’s trial at the Vetch Field after impressing playing against the Swans during their close season tour of Finland in July 1994. Played in Swans’ reserve team in the Avon Insurance League against Hereford United and AFC Bournemouth in November 1994.

Tom Enberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

JALONEN MICHAEL Jasse
Birthplace: Turku, Finland, DOB: 18/07/1973
U21 International midfielder from Finland team TPS arrived on a month’s trial at the Vetch Field after impressing playing against the Swans during their close season tour of Finland in July 1994. Played in Swans’ reserve team in the Avon Insurance League against Hereford United and AFC Bournemouth in November 1994.

Enjoyed a lengthy career back in Finnish football, with TPS, Mypa-47, KTP, VPS and ABO-IFK, as well as a brief spell in Estonia with Talinna Flora.

6 caps with the Finnish national team.

Jasse Jalonen | National Football Teams (national-football-teams.com)
Jasse Jalonen - Wikipedia

TANTTU Ari
Born-Hirvensalmi-1/12/1965
Trialist striker from Finland who made an appearance for the Swans reserve team at Birmingham City in March 1994.

Career
1987-PP-70
1988-FC Haka
1994-PP-70
1996-FC Hameenlinna
1997-PP-70

Thank you Colin, that's an impressive bit of work there

 

[cadleigh]

The latter is how they pronounced it in the video. It is confusing, but a lot of the continental languages pronounce "W" as "V". For example, if you have one, you dont drive a BMW, you drive a BMV.

So I drive a VeeVee?

 

[cadleigh]

So I drive a VeeVee?

In parts of the Indian sub-continent, the letter V is pronounced like the English W, so there I would be driving a WeeWee Golf.

 

[ThurrockJack]

So I drive a VeeVee?

To be even more confusing, you drive a FauVee.