Anssi Jaakkola

Anssi Valtteri Jaakkola (born 13 March 1987) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers.

Career
Club
Jaakkola previously played for TP-47 and FC-88. In the January 2007 window, Jaakkola signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A side Siena. He made his Serie A debut by substituting Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos in the 2007–08 season final matchday, a 2–2 home draw with Palermo. In 2009, he was loaned to V.F. Colligiana in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

He moved to Slavia Prague on free transfer in July 2010, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year.

Kilmarnock
In January 2011, Jaakkola left Slavia for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, under the management of fellow Finn Mixu Paatelainen.

He made his debut as a substitute on 12 February against Hibernian. He then made his first start on 26 February against St Mirren.

He left Kilmarnock when his contract expired in the summer of 2013.

Ajax Cape Town
Jaakkola joined South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town in August 2013.

Reading
On 11 July 2016, Jaakkola signed a two-year contract with Reading. Jaakkola made his competitive debut for Reading on 8 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of Reading's 2-0 EFL Cup victory over Plymouth Argyle.

International
On 30 August 2010 he was selected to represent Finland for European Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Netherlands as a replacement for injured Peter Enckelman. However, he didn't earn any caps. He made his national team debut on 7 June 2011, conceding five goals against Sweden in a 5-0 away loss.