Tatu Varmanen

Finnish football player (born 1998)

Tatu Varmanen

Varmanen with Öster in 2025

Personal information
Full name|  Tatu Valdemar Varmanen
Date of birth|  (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth|  Sweden
Height|  1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)|  Right-Back
Team information

Current team

|  Östers IF
Number|  33
Youth career
0000–2016|  Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2016–2017|  Brommapojkarna|  1|  (0)
2017–2018|  Inter Turku|  31|  (0)
2017|  → JJK (loan)|  0|  (0)
2019–2020|  TPS|  38|  (0)
2021–|  Östers IF|  97|  (2)
International career‡
2015–2016|  Finland U18|  7|  (0)
2016–2017|  Finland U19|  4|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2017

Tatu Valdemar Varmanen (born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Östers IF.[1] Born in Sweden, he has represented Finland at youth level.

## Club career

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### Brommapojkarna

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A product of Brommapojkarna's youth academy, Varmanen made his league debut for the club on 17 April 2016 in a 2-0 home victory over Piteå, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Nemrut Awrohum.[2]

### Inter Turku

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In March 2017, Varmanen moved to Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku, before being sent on loan to JJK.[3] He made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2017 in a 3-0 home victory over HIFK.[4]

### TPS

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In March 2019, Varmanen signed with Ykkönen club TPS on a one-year deal.[5] After making his debut on matchday one against MYPA,[6] Varmanen would make 20 appearances in all competitions for the club in 2019 as TPS gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. In October, he signed a one-year contract extension.[7]

### Östers IF

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Following four seasons in Finland, Varmanen returned to his native Sweden, signing with Östers IF.[8] He made his debut for Öster on 11 April 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Örgryte.[9] In March 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[10] After Öster had won the promotion to Allsvenskan at the end of 2024, Varmanen extended his contract with the club in late November 2024.[11]

## International career

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Varmanen has represented both Finland U-18 and Finland U-19.[12]

## Personal life

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Born in Sweden to Finnish parents, Varmanen spent the majority of his childhood in Stockholm. His mother is from Tornio and father from Lahti. He holds a dual Finnish-Swedish citizenship.[13]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 13 April 2025[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup[a] | Continental  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Brommapojkarna | 2016 | Ettan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0
Inter Turku | 2017 | Veikkausliiga  | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0
2018 | Veikkausliiga  | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 0
Total  | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0
JJK (loan)  | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0
TPS | 2019 | Ykkönen | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0
2020 | Veikkausliiga  | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 0
Total  | 38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0
Öster | 2021 | Superettan | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 2
2022 | Superettan  | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 1
2023 | Superettan  | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0
2024 | Superettan  | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0
2025 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0
Total  | 87 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4
Career total  | 157 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 4

1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen

## Honours

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Östers IF

* Superettan runner-up: 2024

Inter Turku

* Finnish Cup: 2017–18[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Finland – T. Varmanen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
2. ^ "Brommapojkarna vs. Pitea – 17 April 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
3. ^ "Tatu Varmanen siirtyy Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
4. ^ "Inter Turku vs. HIFK – 4 August 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
5. ^ "LAITAPUOLUSTAJA TATU VARMANEN SOPIMUKSEEN TPS:N KANSSA" [Defender Tatu Varmanen Enters into an Agreement with TPS]. fc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
6. ^ "MyPa vs. TPS – 27 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
7. ^ "LAITAPUOLUSTAJA TATU VARMANEN JATKAA TPS:N RIVEISSÄ" [Winger Tatu Varmanen will Continue in the Ranks of TPS]. fc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
8. ^ "Officiellt: Östers IF värvar Tatu Varmanen" [Official: Östers IF recruits Tatu Varmanen]. ostersif.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
9. ^ "Mortensen knäckte Örgrytespöket" [Mortensen cracked the Örgryteghost] (in Swedish). Östers IF. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
10. ^ "Backen förlänger med Östers IF" [Backen extends with Östers IF]. VXOnews (in Swedish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
11. ^ Öster förlänger med Tatu Varmanen, smp.se, 26 November 2024
12. ^ "Puolustajalupaus siirtyy Ruotsista Veikkausliigaan" [Promising defender moves from Sweden to the Veikkausliiga] (in Finnish). Sveriges Radio. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
13. ^ "Tatu Varmanen oppi futiksen alkeet Euroopan suurimmassa jalkapalloseurassa" [Tatu Varmanen learned the basics of football in Europe's biggest football club]. Jalkipeli.net (in Finnish). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
14. ^ "T. Varmanen". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
15. ^ Tatu Varmanen, at Football Association of Finland

## External links

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* Biography portal
* Association football portal
* Finland portal

* Östers IF official profile
* Tatu Varmanen – SPL competition record
* Tatu Varmanen at Soccerbase

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Östers IF - current squad

* 2 Lindahl
* 3 Gyamfi
* 4 Starke Hedlund
* 5 Adolfsson
* 6 Noah Söderberg
* 7 Suhonen
* 8 Ask
* 9 Niklas Söderberg
* 10 Uddenäs
* 12 Pihlblad
* 13 Wallinder
* 14 Olsson
* 15 Kričak (c)
* 16 Adjei
* 18 Ljung
* 19 Tamminen
* 20 Aliev
* 21 Bergquist
* 23 Rodić
* 24 Sejdiu
* 26 Christensen
* 29 Kouakou
* 30 Shakir
* 32 Lundahl Persson
* 33 Varmanen
* 34 Voelkerling Persson
* Manager: Foyston

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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*[Pihlblad]: Lukas Pihlblad
*[Adjei]: Raymond Adjei
*[Shakir]: Al-Hussein Shakir
*[Lundahl Persson]: Carl Lundahl Persson