# Toni Kuivasto

Toni Tapio Kuivasto (born 31 December 1975) is a retired Finnish footballer who last played for Veikkausliigaside Haka.

## Club career

Kuivasto started his career at home-town club FC Ilves, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 1992. He also played for MyPa and HJK Helsinki in Finland, before moving abroad to play for Viking FK of the Norwegian Tippeligaen in 2001. After a few years in Norway he wanted new challenges, and he was bought by Djurgården in the summer of 2003. Kuivasto has helped Djurgården to two Swedish championships and two Swedish Cups. Kuivasto returned to Finland for the 2010 season after spending 10 years abroad. He signed a one-year contract with FC Haka. He managed to score a vital goal for his team in his second game for Haka, in a league cup match against VPS.
After his contract with Haka expired after the 2010 season, he became a free agent. On 4 November 2011 it was announced that the 35-year-old Kuivasto would retire due his knee problems. He is currently studying to become a youth coach.

## International career

Kuivasto made his debut for the Finland national team on 21 February 1997 against Malaysia. He made his last national appearance on 1 April 2009 as he played 23 minutes in a friendly against Norway. He made in total of 75 national caps and scored one goal.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ilves | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Ilves | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Ilves | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| Ilves | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| Ilves | 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 3 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 5 |
| MYPA | 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| MYPA | 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| MYPA | Total | Total | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| HJK Helsinki | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| HJK Helsinki | Total | Total | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 2 |
| Viking | 2001 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Viking | 2002 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Viking | 2003 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 |
| Viking | Total | Total | 62 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 8 |
| Djurgården | 2003 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Djurgården | 2004 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Djurgården | 2005 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Djurgården | 2006 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Djurgården | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 1 |
| Djurgården | 2008 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Djurgården | 2009 | Allsvenskan | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| Djurgården | Total | Total | 167 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 7 |
| Haka | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 433 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 487 | 24 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in UEFA Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup

### International

    As of match played 1 April 2009
Finland :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 1 |

### International goals

    As of match played 18 March 2005. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kuivasto goal.
List of international goals scored by Toni Kuivasto :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 18 March 2005 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

HJK
* Suomen Cup: 2000
Viking FK
* Norwegian Cup: 2001

### Djurgårdens IF

* Allsvenskan (2): 2003, 2005
* Svenska Cupen (2): 2004, 2005