Check out this talented young lad who always seems to hit his target with his skills... as well as being a great goalkeeper of course!Lassi Elias Hurskainen (born 8 April 1987) is a Finnish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for UNC Asheville (University of California at Asheville) Bulldogs Soccer before graduating from UNC Asheville in Fall of 2011.
Hurskainen grew up in Joensuu, Finland and attended the Joensuun Lyseon Lukio (High School). In 2007, Hurskainen served in the Finnish Defense Forces.
Youtube Prominence
On Feb. 14th, Lassi had with the help of two friends from UNC Asheville created a soccer trick shot video inspired by various other sports trick shot videos and uploaded it to Youtube. The video's view count grew to an upwards of 3 million over the course of the next couple weeks and months. The video and subsequent videos were featured on ESPN, Good Morning America, and various global local news channels respectively.UNC Asheville Junior Goalkeeper Lassi Hurskainen doing tricks on campus.
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