Jukka Lehtovaara
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Jukka Lehtovaara (born March 15, 1988, Turku) is a Finnish football goalkeeper.
He represents TPS of Finnish premier football division, Veikkausliiga. He made his debut in 2006. During the 2007 Lehtovaara gained his place as the starting goalie for the team. After the season he was nominated as the goalkeeper of the year and rookie of the year in Finland. He is generally considered as one of the most promising footballers in Finland.
Lehtovaara has played several caps for Finland on different junior levels and he is currently a member of the Finland national under-21 football team. He has also visited the training camps of, for example, West Ham United FC, Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and Fulham FC. His current contract with TPS lasts until 2010.
