Erkka V. Lehtola

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Erkka V. Lehtola
Personal information
Full name Erkka Viktor Lehtola
Date of birth (1972-01-23) 23 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Finland U17 (manager)
Youth career
Jupperin Urheilijat-58
1981–1991 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992 HIFK 13 (2)
1993–1994 Vantaan Pallo-70 11 (8)
1994–1996 Honka 26 (24)
1996–1998 HJK 35 (5)
1997–1998 → Honka (loan) 9 (2)
1999 HIFK 14 (2)
1999 → KäPa (loan) 1 (2)
2000–2001 Atlantis 29 (6)
2002 AC Allianssi 21 (3)
2002 → AC Vantaa (loan) 1 (0)
2003 Atlantis 7 (1)
2003 TuPS
Managerial career
2004–2005 FC Espoo
2013 Gnistan
2016–2017 Finland U16
2017– Finland U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024

Erkka Viktor Lehtola (born 23 January 1972) is a Finnish football manager and a former player who played as a forward. He is currently working as the head coach of Finland U17 national team.

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Playing career

After playing in the HJK Helsinki youth sector, [1] Lehtola played for various clubs in the Greater Helsinki area. He won the Finnish championship title with HJK in 1997, and the 1998 Finnish Cup. He was also part of the HJK squad that historically qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage in 1998–99. [2]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Lehtola has managed FC Espoo and IF Gnistan. He has also worked as a youth coach for Finnish FA, Uusimaa area [3] [4] and HJK, and as a coaching director of HJK youth sector. [5] Since 2017, Lehtola is a head coach of Finland U17 national team. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

Lehtola is a regular football pundit for Yle during international tournaments. [11] [12] [13] [14]

He has publicly campaigned against the nicotine use in sports. [15] Lehtola has also criticized the previous "Fair Play - Kaikki pelaa" system of Finnish FA. [16]

Honours

as a player
HJK

Atlantis

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References

  1. ↑ Helsinki Cup käynnistyy suurempana kuin koskaan – Erkka V. Lehtola muistelee: "Olin A-poikien finaalissa liian laiha", Vantaan Sanomat, 9 July 2018
  2. ↑ HJK tuo jalkapalloviihdettä keskustan sydämeen, veikkausliiga.com, 22 September 2006
  3. ↑ Erkka V. Lehtolalle pesti Palloliitosta, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 23 December 2013
  4. ↑ Pohjalta taivaisiin, Helsingin Sanomat, 7 June 2014
  5. ↑ Brommapojkarnan pojat AC Milanin junnuja parempia, Ilta-Sanomat, 8 June 2009
  6. ↑ Erkka V. Lehtolasta poikien maajoukkueen valmentaja, Helsingin Sanomat, 8 November 2016
  7. ↑ Erkka V. Lehtola miettii Lauritsalan kentän laidalla myös omaa tulevaisuuttaan – Kimpisellä on keskityttävä Israelin kaatamiseen, Etelä-Saimaa, 3 August 2023
  8. ↑ Erkka V. Lehtola: Suomalaisille jalkapalloihmisille on tarjolla harvinaista herkkua Vantaalla – Myyrmäessä pelaavat ikäluokkansa eurooppalaiset huiput, Vantaan Sanomat, 19 March 2024
  9. ↑ Mikkelissä vieraillut Erkka V. Lehtola penää muutosta jalkapallon harjoitteluun – "Pitää uskaltaa urheilla taas", Länsi-Savo, 28 April 2023
  10. ↑ Erkka V. Lehtola kaipaa tasaisen laadukkaita pelaajia, Kouvolan Sanomat, 2 May 2017
  11. ↑ Video: Kohukommentaattori Erkka V. Lehtola sinkoili päättömästi Ylen studiossa – kollega räjähti nauramaan, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 December 2022
  12. ↑ Kommentti: Yksi asia Ylen MM-studiossa ärsyttää valtavasti – älkää päästäkö tätä miestä MM-finaalin tv-lähetykseen!, Ilta-Sanomat, 15 December 2022
  13. ↑ Erkka V. Lehtolan vitsi sai Ylen MM-studion repeämään, mutta pian hän herkistyi, Helsingin Sanomat, 18 December 2022
  14. ↑ Veikkausliigan sudenkuoppa on tässä - "Olen huolissani puoliammattilaisuudesta", Yle, 26 October 2014
  15. ↑ Asiantuntija pöyristyi urheilun vaietusta ja vaarallisesta päihdekulttuurista: ”Kukaan ei hiisku sanaakaan”, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 December 2023
  16. ↑ Kritisoi nuorena rajusti Palloliittoa – nyt vastuussa nuorten pelaajien kehityksestä, Aamulehti, 15 January 2017
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