Jyrki Nieminen

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Jyrki Nieminen
Personal information
Full name Jyrki Tapio Nieminen
Date of birth (1951-03-30) 30 March 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Salo, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1970 Vilpas Salo
1970–1972 TPS Turku 13 (1)
1972–1976 Vilpas Salo
1976–1978 HJK Helsinki 43 (19)
1978–1979 IFK Eskilstuna 23 (15)
1979–1984 AIK 123 (22)
1984–1985 VanPa-70 Vantaa
1985–1987 HJK Helsinki 65 (3)
International career
1976–1986 Finland 46 (9)
Managerial career
1991 HJK Helsinki
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2017 (UTC)

Jyrki Nieminen (born 30 March 1951) is a retired Finnish footballer. Throughout his career he played for clubs in Finland and Sweden and also managed HJK Helsinki.


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