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Mixu Paatelainen
Personal information
Full name Mika-Matti Petteri Paatelainen [1]
Date of birth (1967-02-03) 3 February 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1987 Haka 48 (18)
1987–1992 Dundee United 133 (33)
1992–1994 Aberdeen 75 (23)
1994–1997 Bolton Wanderers 69 (15)
1997–1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 (0)
1998–2001 Hibernian 93 (32)
2001–2002 Strasbourg 7 (0)
2002–2003 Hibernian 24 (7)
2003–2004 St Johnstone 33 (11)
2004–2005 St Mirren 16 (4)
2005 Cowdenbeath 1 (0)
Total522(143)
International career
1989–2000 Finland 70 (18)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Cowdenbeath
2006–2007 TPS
2008–2009 Hibernian
2010–2011 Kilmarnock
2011–2015 Finland
2015–2016 Dundee United
2018 Ubon UMT United
2018 Latvia
2019–2021 Hong Kong
2022 HIFK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mika-Matti Petteri "Mixu" Paatelainen (born 3 February 1967) is a Finnish former professional football player and manager who was most recently head coach of Veikkausliiga club HIFK. [2] He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time thirteenth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer. He is the eldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football. Their father Matti was also a Finnish international.

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Paatelainen had a 20-year playing career, playing for nine clubs in four countries. Most of his career was spent in the Scottish leagues, with Dundee United, Aberdeen, Hibernian, St Johnstone and St Mirren. He also played for Haka in Finland, Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers in England and Strasbourg in France. While at Bolton, Paatelainen became the first Finn to play in the Premier League.

After retiring as a player in 2005, Paatelainen became manager of Scottish club Cowdenbeath, where he helped the club win the championship of Scottish Football League Third Division and earn a promotion. After a season coaching in his native Finland with TPS, Paatelainen returned to Scotland as manager of Hibernian. He left that position by mutual consent after 18 months. After a year out of the game, Paatelainen was appointed manager of Kilmarnock. He was Kilmarnock manager for less than one season, but enjoyed personal success during that time. He was appointed manager of the Finland national team in March 2011, a position he held until June 2015. He was appointed as Dundee United manager in October 2015, parting company with the club in May 2016 after their relegation to the Scottish Championship. [3] He has subsequently managed Ubon United in Thailand, and the national teams of Latvia and Hong Kong.

Club career

Paatelainen made his debut for Haka in 1985. He played 48 league matches for Haka, scoring 18 goals. During his debut season, Haka won the Finnish Cup, the only honour of the club during his time there.

In October 1987, Scottish Premier Division club Dundee United signed him for a £100,000 transfer fee. He scored on his debut a day later and quickly established himself as a first team regular, scoring eleven goals in his first season, including four goals in a 7–0 rout of Morton in April 1988. Paatelainen also helped Dundee United reach the Scottish Cup Final in May 1988, although he had to settle for a runners-up medal, as United lost 2–1 to Celtic. He was the club's top scorer for the following two seasons, and in total scored 47 times in 173 matches for United. [4]

In March 1992, he transferred to Aberdeen for £400,000. During the three seasons he stayed there, he scored 23 goals in 75 matches. [4] Paatelainen played in two cup finals during his time at Pittodrie, but lost to Rangers in October 1992 in the League Cup Final and in May 1993 lost to the same opposition in the Scottish Cup Final. [5] [6]

Paatelainen transferred in 1994 to English club Bolton Wanderers. The team was promoted to the Premier League in his first season with the club, which then meant that Paatelainen became the first Finnish footballer to play in the Premier League (as the old First Division had been rebranded in 1992). He played a crucial part in the promotion triumph, putting Bolton 3–2 ahead in their playoff final clash with Reading in extra time on their way to a 4–3 victory which ended a 15-year exile from the top flight.

Paatelainen also played in the 1995 League Cup Final, in which Wanderers were beaten 2–1 by Liverpool. He was unable to keep Bolton in the Premier League in 1995–96, although they did return the next season by winning the Division One title with 100 goals and 98 points. He then played for Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1997–98 season. He failed to score for Wolves in the league but scored four times in their FA Cup run, with goals against Darlington (two), [7] Charlton Athletic [8] and Wimbledon. [9] He also scored once in the League Cup, against Queens Park Rangers. [10]

After his spell in Wolverhampton, Paatelainen decided to return to Scotland in the summer of 1998; this time signing for Edinburgh club Hibernian. Hibs had been relegated the previous season, and Paatelainen's twelve goals in his first season helped his side get promotion back to the top division in Scotland. [11] He is fondly remembered by Hibernian supporters for his hat-trick in a 6–2 victory over Edinburgh derby rivals Heart of Midlothian on 22 October 2000. [12] Paatelainien's appearance for Hibs in their 2001 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Celtic meant that he became the first player to play in the Scottish Cup final with three clubs. Despite this, Paatelainien never collected a winners medal in the competition. [13] Paatelainen left Hibs in 2001 to sign for French club Strasbourg. He then returned to Hibs for one season, where he combined his playing duties with coaching the youths. [11]

In 2003, he transferred to St Johnstone, when Hibs no longer wished to extend his contract, [14] also acting as an assistant manager. Paatelainen only stayed with St Johnstone for one season. Paatelainen then transferred to St Mirren, where he also served as an assistant manager. This was his last club. During his playing career, Paatelainen scored 143 league goals.

International career

Paatelainen played 70 matches for Finland, scoring 18 goals. He played his first international match on 9 September 1986, against East Germany. [15] One of his feats in the national team was scoring four goals in a single match against San Marino, which stands as a record number of goals in one match for Finland. He retired from international football in 2000. [16] In addition to his appearances for the senior national team, Paatelainen also played eight matches each for the Finland under-21s and the under-19s.

Coaching career

Cowdenbeath

Having previously worked as a coach while still playing for St Johnstone and St Mirren, Paatelainen was appointed full-time manager of Scottish Third Division part-time football team Cowdenbeath in August 2005. In his first season, he guided the Blue Brazil to their first league title in 67 years. He signed his brothers Markus and Mikko for the club.

TPS

On 21 October 2006, Paatelainen resigned as manager of Cowdenbeath to join Finnish club TPS. He guided TPS to third place and UEFA Intertoto Cup qualification in what was to be his only season in charge.

Hibernian

Paatelainen was linked with the managerial vacancy at former club Hibernian in December 2007, and he was appointed on 10 January 2008. [17] He commented upon taking the job that he wanted to make Hibs play a bit more direct, which he later claimed was misinterpreted as him wanting to play a long ball game.[ citation needed ] Paatelainen took the Hibs job at a time when they had only won one of their previous ten games and had slipped into the bottom half of the Scottish Premier League. Hibs’ results initially improved under Paatelainen and the club secured a place in the top half of the league. [12]

During the 2008–09 season, Paatelainen came under increasing pressure from Hibs fans [18] due to poor results and his favouring of a 4–3–3 system. [19] Paatelainen eventually abandoned 4–3–3 in favour of a more orthodox 4–4–2 system. [20] He was criticised by Abdessalam Benjelloun, who accused Paatelainen of favouring outdated long ball tactics. [20] Paatelainen responded by saying that Benjelloun was "frustrated" at not being a regular pick for club or country. [20] A poor run of results early in 2009 led to many Hibs supporters calling for Paatelainen to be sacked, [18] [21] but he did manage to lead the team into the top half of the league again. Paatelainen was also praised by the media for his tactical approach in winning the last Edinburgh derby of the season, [22] but he left the job by mutual consent at the end of May after a disappointing season. [12]

Kilmarnock

After a year out of the game, Paatelainen was appointed manager of Kilmarnock on 23 June 2010. [23] Paatelainen earned plaudits from the Scottish media for his work with Kilmarnock. [24] In November 2010, he was linked with the head coach position of the Finland national football team. [24] [25] Paatelainen won the manager of the month award for December 2010, as Kilmarnock continued their good start with two league wins, against Hibernian and Inverness CT, and a draw at Celtic Park. [26] Kilmarnock offered him a long-term contract in March 2011, in an attempt to frustrate interest in Paatelainen from Scunthorpe United. [27] The approach from Scunthorpe was rejected by Paatelainen, but soon afterwards he accepted an offer from Finland. [28] Despite having left Kilmarnock in March, Paatelainen won the SFWA Manager of the Year award for the 2010–11 season. [29]

Finland national team

Following a bad start by Finland in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying and their decline in the FIFA World Rankings from 33 to 86, head coach Stuart Baxter was sacked. [30] [31] Paatelainen was appointed as the new Finland head coach on 31 March 2011. [28] His first match as a head coach was a 1–0 away win against San Marino on 3 June, [32] but Finland then suffered a 5–0 defeat by Sweden in his second game. [33] Both matches were part of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying process.

Paatelainen's deal with the Finnish Football Association extended to 2016, covering not only the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers but also the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers. [32] As Finland was already eliminated from UEFA Euro 2012, Paatelainen's task was to renew the national team and try to qualify for one or more of the tournaments during his projected tenure as Finland's head coach. [34] On 14 June 2015 Paatelainen was sacked following his fourth defeat in a row during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

Dundee United

Paatelainen was announced as the new head coach of Dundee United in October 2015, having signed a contract until 2018. His first match in charge of the club was a 1–0 defeat to Hearts at Tannadice. [35] He was unable to prevent the side from relegation, which was confirmed by a Dundee derby defeat on 2 May 2016, and he left United two days later. [3]

Latvia national team

Paatelainen was appointed head coach of the Latvia national team in May 2018. [36] On 4 December, he announced that he won't continue as the head coach of the team after his contract expires at the end of the month. [37]

Hong Kong national team

Paatelainen was appointed as the head coach of the Hong Kong representative team in April 2019 on a two-year contract, succeeding Gary White. [38]

Hong Kong was drawn in group C of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualification AFC Second round along with Iran, Iraq, Bahrain and Cambodia. [39] The team earned a 2-0 win over Cambodia and draws against Cambodia and Bahrain before the qualifiers were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic after six matches. [40]

Hong Kong was one of the few countries and territories in the World to pursue a Zero Covid Elimination strategy. Due to this the Hong Kong Representative Team was unable to prepare and train for the remaining World Cup qualifiers played in Bahrain in early June 2021. [41] [42] Paatelainen's initial contract was extended to cover the remaining qualifying matches. [43] [42]

Paatelainen's contract expired after the World Cup qualifiers and he decided to return to Europe. [44] [45]

HIFK

After manager Bernardo Tavares resigned, [46] Finnish Veikkausliiga club HIFK appointed Paatelainen as their manager. [47] Before his appointment the club had lost in the quarter-final of the Finnish League Cup and earned just one point from the first two matches of the league season. [48]

Only two months later the club released a statement of a possible bankruptcy. This lack of finances affected the team’s campaign significantly resulting in relegation from the Finnish Veikkausliiga. [49] Nevertheless Paatelainen guided HIFK into the semi finals of the Finnish Cup for the first time in 63 years. [50]

Once HIFK's relegation was confirmed after a defeat against VPS, Paatelainen stated at a press conference that he would not carry on his managerial duties at HIFK beyond the end of the season. [51] [52] He subsequently resigned a few days later. [53]

Paatelainen's time at Bolton Wanderers led to him being mentioned in the comedy show Phoenix Nights , which was set in the Bolton area. [54] This happened when the doormen Max & Paddy drunkenly made a prank call to their boss Brian Potter, claiming that Paatelainen worked at the Coroner's office in Bolton and that the club was on fire.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [55] [56] [57]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haka 1985 Mestaruussarja 115**——115
1986 Mestaruussarja196**——196
1987 Mestaruussarja187**——187
Total4818——4818
Dundee United 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division 1996200—2511
1988–89 Scottish Premier Division33106433304517
1989–90 Scottish Premier Division317212031389
1990–91 Scottish Premier Division201102030261
1991–92 Scottish Premier Division306213200359
Total133331781059116947
Aberdeen 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division610000—61
1992–93 Scottish Premier Division33166123—4120
1993–94 Scottish Premier Division366302031447
Total75239143319128
Bolton Wanderers 1994–95 First Division 44121082—5314
1995–96 Premier League 1511010—171
1996–97 First Division1020000—102
Total69152092—8017
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1997–98 First Division2305451—335
Hibernian 1998–99 Scottish First Division 26122000—2812
1999–2000 Scottish Premier League 3194100—3510
2000–01 Scottish Premier League36115120—4312
Total9332112200010634
Strasbourg 2001–02 Division 2 70****1080
Hibernian 2002–03 Scottish Premier League2473020—297
St Johnstone 2003–04 Scottish First Division33111032—3713
St Mirren 2004–05 Scottish First Division1640011—175
Career total52114348153614132618174

International goals

[58]

  Win  Draw  Loss

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 October 2022
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Cowdenbeath Flag of Scotland.svg 1 July 20051 October 2006512971511162+49056.86
TPS Flag of Finland.svg 1 October 200610 January 200834155145741+16044.12
Hibernian Flag of Scotland.svg 10 January 200829 May 2009621918256874−6030.65
Kilmarnock Flag of Scotland.svg 23 June 201031 March 201134156135544+11044.12
Finland Flag of Finland.svg 31 March 201115 June 201544179185962−3038.64
Dundee United Flag of Scotland.svg 14 October 20154 May 20163084183352−19026.67
Ubon UMT United Flag of Thailand.svg 13 January 201822 April 2018112181218−6018.18
Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg 10 May 20184 December 20189153510−5011.11
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg 9 April 201930 June 202112129424−20008.33
HIFK Flag of Finland.svg 17 April 20225 October 20222215161761−44004.55
Total30910862139421448−27034.95

Honours

Player

Valkeakosken Haka

Bolton Wanderers

Hibernian

Manager

Cowdenbeath

Latvia

Individual

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