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Hannu Virta

1963 - Today

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Hannu Markus Virta (born March 22, 1963, in Turku, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was named the best defenceman in the Finnish Elite League (SM-liiga) four times, and was a five-time all-star. He also won the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as rookie of the year in 1981–82. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hannu Virta is the 223rd most popular hockey player (down from 195th in 2024), the 566th most popular biography from Finland (down from 555th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Hannu Virta ranks 223 out of 676. Before him are Mika Zibanejad, Luc Robitaille, Valtteri Filppula, Alexander Radulov, Pekka Rinne, and Fredrik Norrena. After him are Sergei Nemchinov, Dmitri Mironov, Roman Červenka, Paul Kariya, Scott Niedermayer, and Cristobal Huet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Hannu Virta ranks 977. Before him are Dorce Gamalama, Däulet Turlyhanov, Raghuram Rajan, Mohammed Sahil, Billy Gould, and Tatsuya Mochizuki. After him are Chris Ferguson, Gregg Binkley, Sorin Matei, John Bush, Raúl Servín, and Ilze Liepa.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Hannu Virta ranks 564 out of 751. Before him are Jouko Salomäki (1962), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Pekka Rinne (1982), and Fredrik Norrena (1973). After him are Kiira Korpi (1988), Janne Lahtela (1974), Janne Wirman (1979), Anu Vehviläinen (1963), Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995), Li Andersson (1987), Kalle Palander (1977), and Jenni Haukio (1977).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Hannu Virta ranks 18. Before him are Sami Kapanen (1973), Jarmo Myllys (1965), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Pekka Rinne (1982), and Fredrik Norrena (1973). After him are Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995), Sami Salo (1974), Mikko Koivu (1983), Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Miikka Kiprusoff (1976), and Niko Kapanen (1978).

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