| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2016–2019 | HJK (women) | ||
| 2020 | Klubi 04 | ||
| 2021 | HJK (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Gnistan | ||
| 2024– | Ilves | ||
Joonas Rantanen (born 27 July 1987) is a Finnish football manager, currently working as a manager of Veikkausliiga club Ilves. Rantanen has a UEFA Pro -coaching license. [1]
Rantanen started as a sports coordinator for youth teams in HJK organisation in 2009. He worked for HJK in various positions until 2015, when he had a brief study leave. [2]
During 2016–2019, Rantanen worked as a head coach of HJK women's team competing in Naisten Liiga, [3] leading the team to win Finnish championship title in 2019, and Finnish Women's Cup in 2017 and 2019. [4]
He was named the head coach of Klubi 04, the reserve team of HJK, for the 2020 season, [5] winning the Kakkonen Group B and gaining a promotion to Ykkönen. Rantanen worked as an assistant coach in Toni Koskela's coaching staff in HJK first team for the 2021 Veikkausliiga season. [6]
During 2022–2023, Rantanen worked as a head coach of IF Gnistan in the second-tier Ykkönen, leading the team to finish as Ykkönen runner-up and qualify for the Veikkausliiga promotion play-offs at the end of the 2023 season, eventually losing to IFK Mariehamn. [7] However, Gnistan were later granted the Veikkausliiga license and promoted via supplemental process, after FC Honka was declared for bankruptcy.
Rantanen was appointed as the manager of Veikkausliiga club Ilves on a two-year deal, starting in 2024. [8]
Rantanen has graduated as a Master of Education (MEd). [9]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| Klubi 04 |  | 1 January 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 16 | +45 | 85.00 |
| Gnistan | | 1 January 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 71 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 132 | 101 | +31 | 47.89 |
| Ilves | | 1 January 2024 | present | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 45.00 |
| Total | 111 | 60 | 27 | 24 | 229 | 143 | +86 | 54.05 | |||
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