Antti Mikko Niemi (born 31 May 1972) is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for English Premier League club Portsmouth.
Niemi was born in Oulu, Finland and began his career with HJK Helsinki, where he made over 100 appearances in four years, before transferring to F.C. Copenhagen in 1995. Impressive performances over the next two years saw a transfer to Great Britain with Glasgow club Rangers F.C. A short and unsuccessful spell the...
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Antti Mikko Niemi (born 31 May 1972) is a Finnish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for English Premier League club Portsmouth.
Niemi was born in Oulu, Finland and began his career with HJK Helsinki, where he made over 100 appearances in four years, before transferring to F.C. Copenhagen in 1995. Impressive performances over the next two years saw a transfer to Great Britain with Glasgow club Rangers F.C. A short and unsuccessful spell there, saw him play in a 5-1 drubbing to arch-rivals Celtic.
Niemi moved to Edinburgh to join Heart Of Midlothian in the summer of 1999. He became a hero for Hearts fans in the three years he played at Tynecastle. He put in some fantastic performances which helped Hearts maintain their status as Scotland's best team outside the Old Firm. Niemi also became famous in Scotland for his fantastic ability to save penalties. Antti Niemi also played in European competition for Hearts against opponents such as Stuttgart, Antwerpen and Toulouse.
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