Juho Rantala

Juho Rantala

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-12-13) 13 December 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Finland U19 (assistant coach)
Youth career
1981–1993	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Vantaan Pallo-70	7	(1)
1994–1997	Honka	79	(13)
1998	PK-35	0	(0)
1998	→ Gnistan (loan)	19	(2)
1999	Atlantis	8	(1)
1999	→ KäPa (loan)	7	(2)
2000–2001	HIFK	29	(3)
2000	→ RiPS (loan)	4	(0)
2001–2003	Billericay Town	13	(0)
2003	Barking & East Ham United	1	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Klubi 04
2010–2013	HJK (assistant)
2013–2014	Haka
2015–2016	Honka
2017–2018	HJK (sporting director)
2019–	Finland U19 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2024

Juho Rantala (born 13 December 1974 in Helsinki) is a football manager and former defender/midfielder. ^[1] He is an assistant manager of the Finland national under-19 football team. ^{[2] [3]} He has also worked as a football pundit for Yle, MTV and C More Finland. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "HS: Kakkosesta paluun kohti liigaa aloittava FC Honka vahvistui hurjilla nimillä" (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
2. HJK menettää urheilupomonsa - Juho Rantala siirtyy Palloliittoon, Iltalehti, 25 September 2018
3. JUHO RANTALA PALLOLIITON HUIPPUJALKAPALLOPÄÄLLIKÖKSI, Finnish FA, 25 September 2018
4. Mikä mies on Ylen EM-studioiden tähti Juho Rantala? ”Kun tytöt eivät kiinnostuneet, jäljelle jäi vain futis”, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 July 2021
5. uho Rantala kiivastui jalkapallostudiossa – maineikkaan tuomarin ele suututti asiantuntijoita: "En pääse tästä yli", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 29 November 2023
6. Intohimon futislähettiläät, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 9 December 2022