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Finland · 1997–2004Shefki Kuqi
Rating
78
Caps
62
Goals
8
Life
1976
Clubs
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace
#31
Editorial rank of 33 for Finland
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
The belly flop was rehearsed in a swimming pool: arms wide, hands taking the impact at the last moment so it only looked like he had landed chest-first on the turf. He won the Veikkausliiga with HJK in 1997 and the Finnish Cup a year later, topped the Finnish scoring charts with 19 for Jokerit in 2000, scored 20 in the Championship for Ipswich in 2004-05, and played 62 times for Finland, scoring 8. Career record: 62 caps and 8 goals for Finland; club career at Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace.
Career record
| 1995–1996 | Mikkelin Palloilijat |
| 1997–1999 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
| 2000–2000 | FC Jokerit |
| 2001–2002 | Stockport County |
| 2002–2003 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 2003–2005 | Ipswich Town |
| 2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2006–2009 | Crystal Palace |
| 2007–2008 | Fulham |
| 2008–2008 | Ipswich Town |
| 2009–2010 | TuS Koblenz |
| 2010–2010 | Derby County |
| Finland | 62 caps, 8 goals |
Shared the era
Finland legends whose careers overlapped Kuqi's