| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 December 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Sipoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 | TPS | 131 | (36) |
| 1986–1987 | Ilves | 42 | (5) |
| 1988 | TPS | 26 | (4) |
| 1989 | First Vienna | 14 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | TPS | 40 | (1) |
| 1991 | LTU | ||
| 1992 | Ponteva Turku | ||
| 1993 | TPS | 28 | (1) |
| 1994 | Oxelösund | ||
| 1995–1996 | Kupittaan Allianssi | 24 | (18) |
| 1996 | VPS | 9 | (0) |
| 1997 | Kupittan Allianssi | 18 | (5) |
| 1998 | VPS | 25 | (2) |
| 2000 | SalPa | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Åbo IFK | 6 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Finland U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 1981 | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Finland U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Finland | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | VPS (assistant) | ||
| 1999 | VPS | ||
| 2000–2001 | SalPa | ||
| 2004–2006 | Finland U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Finland U18 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Finland U16 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U17 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Finland U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kimmo Lipponen (born 9 December 1962) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped six times for the Finland national team between 1983 and 1984. Lipponen made 301 appearances in Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga, scoring 49 goals. He spent the majority of his career with his former youth club TPS. [1] Besides in his native Finland, Lipponen played for First Vienna in Austrian Bundesliga and Oxelösund in Sweden.
After his playing career, Lipponen worked as a coach. In 1999, he briefly served as the manager of VPS in Veikkausliiga after the dismissal of Sören Cratz. [2] Later he has worked for the Football Association of Finland and coached various Finnish youth national teams. [3] [4] [5]
His brother Mika Lipponen is also a former Finnish international footballer.