Jarmo Matikainen

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Jarmo Matikainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-02-21) 21 February 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1987 Helsingin Ponnistus
1988 Kontulan Urheilijat
1989–1990 Helsingin Ponnistus
1991 MPS
1992–1997 Vuosaaren Viikingit
Managerial career
1995–1997 Vuosaaren Viikingit
1998 Helsingin Ponnistus
2010–2014 Wales (women)
2017–2021 Estonia (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2011

Jarmo Matikainen (born 21 February 1960) is a Finnish football coach and former player.

Matikainen made over 400 league and cup appearances in a long playing career which included a season at First division (second tier of Finnish competition) with KontU in 1988. [1] He scored nine league goals in 1987 and 12 league goals in 1990 for Helsingin Ponnistus. [2] Matikainen later player–coached Vuosaaren Viikingit from the fourth division to the second division (third level of Finnish league football). [3] Matikainen also managed his first club Helsingin Ponnistus before taking a job with the Football Association of Finland in 1999. [3] [4]

Matikainen successfully coached the Finland U–17 and U–19 teams and was assistant coach of the senior team which reached the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 semi-final. [3] In August 2010, it was announced that Matikainen was to take over as Wales' first ever full-time head of national teams on 4 October 2010. [5] As well as overseeing the senior team's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying campaign, Matikainen assumed direct responsibility for the U–17 and U–19 teams. The holder of a UEFA Pro Licence, Matikainen was also tasked by the Football Association of Wales with helping to develop an overall strategy for women's football in Wales. [6]

He announced his departure from the Wales job in January 2014, [7] and backed the Football Association of Wales' decision to appoint Jayne Ludlow as his successor. [8] He later managed the Estonia women's national football team from 2017 to 2021.

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References

  1. "Interview: Jarmo Matikainen (Manager - Wales)". She Kicks. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  2. "Historia". Helsingin Ponnistus. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Matikainen leaves Finland for Wales". UEFA. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  4. "UEFA European Women's U19 Championship". UEFA. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  5. Leighton, Tony (4 October 2010). "New Wales coach Jarmo Matikainen sets sights on Euro 2013 qualification". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  6. "How Cymru evolved to the brink of EURO history". faw.cymru. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. "Wales Women lose manager Jarmo Matikainen". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. "Jarmo Matikainen: Ex-manager pleased with Wales' progress under Jayne Ludlow". BBC Sport. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.