Tatu Varmanen


Tatu Valdemar Varmanen is a professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Östers IF. Born in Sweden, he has represented Finland at youth level.

Club career

Brommapojkarna

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.

Inter Turku

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

TPS

In March 2019, Varmanen signed with Ykkönen club TPS on a one-year deal. After making his debut on matchday one against MYPA, 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.

Östers IF

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

International career

Varmanen has represented both Finland U-18 and Finland U-19.

Personal life

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.

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Honours

Östers IF
Inter Turku