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Finnish Football Association Player of the Year: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Finnish Sportsperson of the Year: 2001
UEFA Team of the Year selection: 2001
Premier League Player of the Month: November 1999
Goal.com Central Defender of the Decade: December 2009
Goal.com Team of the Decade selection: December 2009
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