Jimmy Wargh

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Jimmy Wargh
Personal information
Full name Jimmy Jan-Anders Wargh
Date of birth (1976-04-09) 9 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Pietarsaari, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IFK Mariehamn (club director)
Youth career
PeFF
Jaro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1997 Jaro 35 (2)
1995 → GBK (loan) 6 (0)
1998–2000 Skjetten 25 (3)
2001–2008 Jaro 169 (19)
2007–2008 → JBK 6 (0)
2008 → GBK (loan) 12 (2)
Managerial career
2016–2019 Jaro (youth)
2020 JBK
2021–2022 Jaro
2023 IFK Mariehamn (assistant)
2023 IFK Mariehamn
2024– IFK Mariehamn (club director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024

Jimmy Jan-Anders Wargh (born 9 April 1976) is a Finnish football executive, football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the CEO and the club director of Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn, which he previously coached. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Playing career

Wargh started football in youth teams of local clubs Pedersöre FF and FF Jaro in Pietarsaari. As a senior player, he played mostly for Jaro first team, but also represented GBK Kokkola, Jakobstads BK and Skjetten in Norway. Prior to his retirement after the 2008 season, Wargh had made a total of 179 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga with Jaro, scoring 15 goals. [6]

Coaching career

Wargh has worked as a youth coach for Jaro in 2016–2019. He has also coached JBK in lower divisions and Jaro in second-tier Ykkönen in 2021–2022. [7]

For the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Wargh joined the coaching team of Daniel Norrmén in Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn. After the dismissal of Norrmén in August 2023, Wargh was appointed the manager of IFK Mariehamn for the rest of the season. It was also announced that he will start as the club's chief executive officer and club director in the 2024 season, [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] after the retirement of long-term club president Peter Mattsson. [13]

Personal life

His son Marcel Wargh is a footballer for Jakobstads BK. They are Swedish-speaking Finns.

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References

  1. ↑ Bara en vilodag innan nya vd-jobbet kallar – Jimmy Wargh vill ha Daniel Sjölund på IFK Mariehamns bänk även nästa år: ”Hoppas verkligen han fortsätter”, Svenska Yle, 30 October 2023
  2. ↑ Pietarsaaren Jarosta tuttu Jimmy Wargh nostettiin IFK Mariehamnin päävalmentajaksi, Keskipohjanmaa, 24 August 2023
  3. ↑ Jimmy Wargh Peter Mattssonin seuraajaksi IFK Mariehamnin johtoon, veikkausliiga.com, 14 August 2023
  4. ↑ "Jalkapallo nyt pääpainopiste" – Jimmy Wargh keskittyy IFK Mariehamnissa vielä vain valmentamiseen, veikkausliiga.com, 15 August 2023
  5. ↑ Kan Jimmy Wargh rädda IFK Mariehamns ligastatus? Kommande vd:n blev snabbt huvudtränare och axlar enorm utmaning: ”De flesta räknar med att vi åker ur”, Svenska Yle, 3 September 2023
  6. ↑ Jimmy Wargh tilastot, veikkausliiga.com
  7. ↑ Blytung smäll för Jaro – Jimmy Wargh lämnar klubben och blir ligatränare, Österbottens Tidning, 2 November 2022
  8. ↑ Bara en vilodag innan nya vd-jobbet kallar – Jimmy Wargh vill ha Daniel Sjölund på IFK Mariehamns bänk även nästa år: ”Hoppas verkligen han fortsätter”, Svenska Yle, 30 October 2023
  9. ↑ Pietarsaaren Jarosta tuttu Jimmy Wargh nostettiin IFK Mariehamnin päävalmentajaksi, Keskipohjanmaa, 24 August 2023
  10. ↑ Jimmy Wargh Peter Mattssonin seuraajaksi IFK Mariehamnin johtoon, veikkausliiga.com, 14 August 2023
  11. ↑ "Jalkapallo nyt pääpainopiste" – Jimmy Wargh keskittyy IFK Mariehamnissa vielä vain valmentamiseen, veikkausliiga.com, 15 August 2023
  12. ↑ Kan Jimmy Wargh rädda IFK Mariehamns ligastatus? Kommande vd:n blev snabbt huvudtränare och axlar enorm utmaning: ”De flesta räknar med att vi åker ur”, Svenska Yle, 3 September 2023
  13. ↑ Yli puolen vuosisadan aika seurassa päättyy – Peter Mattsson jättää IFK Mariehamnin kauden jälkeen, veikkausliiga.com, 16 May 2023
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