Jussi Nuorela

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Jussi Nuorela
Personal information
Full name Jussi Johan Nuorela
Date of birth (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Valkeakoski, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 VPS (manager)
Youth career
0000–1991 Haka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1996 Haka 93 (8)
1993–1995 PSV 0 (0)
1994–1995 Groningen 8 (0)
1996–1999 PEC Zwolle 49 (2)
1999–2000 Fortuna Düsseldorf 26 (0)
2000–2001 MyPa 45 (7)
2002–2003 Malmö FF 22 (0)
2002 → Silkeborg (loan) 5 (0)
2003–2004 Elazığspor 11 (0)
2004–2005 Vaduz 26 (1)
2005–2007 TPS 44 (3)
2008–2009 Inter Turku 7 (0)
International career
1994–2003 Finland 20 (1)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Inter Turku (U19)
2012 Espoo
2021 VPS (assistant)
2021– VPS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jussi Nuorela (born 11 August 1974) is a Finnish professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of VPS in the Veikkausliiga. [1]

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Club career

Nuorela began his professional career with FC Haka in the Veikkausliiga. He spent one season in the Turkish Super Lig with Elazığspor. [2] After the 2009 season he retired from professional football and started as a youth coach at FC Inter Turku.

International career

Nuorela has made 20 appearances for the full Finland national football team, his debut coming in a friendly match against Qatar on 25 January 1994. [3]

Coaching career

On 18 June 2021, he was promoted to the position of the head coach of VPS in the second-tier Finnish Ykkönen. [4] He led the club to the promotion to the top-level Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2021 season.

Nuorela managed VPS to finish 3rd in the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, and thus qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers.

Personal life

His son Josep Nuorela is a professional footballer playing for VPS, and his younger son Luka plays for VPS U19 youth team. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haka 1991 Veikkausliiga 2000——20
1992 Veikkausliiga32300——323
1993 Veikkausliiga10200——102
1994 Veikkausliiga17000——170
Total615——615
Groningen 1994–95 Eredivisie 7000——70
Haka 1995 Veikkausliiga7000——70
1996 Veikkausliiga25300—3 [lower-alpha 2] 0253
Total323000030353
PEC Zwolle 1996–97 Eerste Divisie ——
1997–98 Eerste Divisie——
1998–99 Eerste Divisie1101050—170
Total492105000562
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1999–2000 Regionalliga West-Südwest 26020——280
MyPa 2000 Veikkausliiga14300——143
2001 Veikkausliiga31400—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0334
Total457000020477
Malmö FF 2002 Allsvenskan 150——150
2003 Allsvenskan70—1 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Total220000010230
Silkeborg (loan) 2002–03 Danish Superliga 50———50
Elazığspor 2003–04 Süper Lig 110———110
FC Vaduz 2004–05 Swiss Challenge League 2614210—313
TPS 2005 Veikkausliiga6010——70
2006 Veikkausliiga24200——242
2007 Veikkausliiga14100——141
Total443000000443
Inter Turku 2008 Veikkausliiga7000——70
2009 Veikkausliiga000010—10
Total7000100080
PoPa 2009 Ykkönen 1000——10
Career total3362082706035722

Managerial achievements

VPS

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "NUORELA Jussi". Veikkausliiga.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "JUSSI JOHAN NUORELA". Turkish Football Federation . Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "International Matches 1994 - Intercontinental, January–April". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Jussi Nuorela Vaasan Palloseuran päävalmentajaksi" (in Finnish). VPS. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Vaasassa kiertää ilkeitä huhuja VPS:n Nuoreloista – ”Henkilökohtaiset suhteet eivät pääse vaikuttamaan”, ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 9 June 2021
  6. ↑ Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
  7. ↑ VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
  8. ↑ Jussi Nuorela valittu Veikkausliigan lokakuun valmentajaksi
  9. ↑ Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja
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