Niklas Vidjeskog

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Niklas Vidjeskog
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-24) 24 February 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Terjärv, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jaro (manager)
Youth career
Terjärv Ungdoms Sportklubb  [ fi ]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1989 TUS 42 (23)
1990–1992 KPV 55 (10)
1993–2000 Jaro 187 (28)
2001 Östersund 18 (12)
2002–2005 TUS 71 (32)
2008–2009 TUS 11 (3)
Managerial career
2002–2006 TUS
2006 Jaro (assistant)
2006 Jaro (caretaker)
2007–2016 Jaro (technical coach)
2016 Jaro (caretaker)
2016 Jaro (assistant)
2017–2020 Jaro (youth)
2021 KPV (assistant)
2021 KPV
2024– Jaro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024

Niklas Vidjeskog (born 24 February 1969) is a Finnish football manager and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of FF Jaro in Veikkausliiga. He has completed the UEFA A coaching license.

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Playing career

As a player, Vidjeskog has made 149 total appearances in Veikkausliiga for Jaro and KPV, scoring 11 goals in total. [1] He has also played for Swedish club Östersunds FK.

Coaching career

Vidjeskog has coached in his former clubs TUS and FF Jaro. He also worked briefly as an assistant coach and interim head coach of Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) in 2021.

He was named the head coach of Jaro on 4 November 2023, starting in 2024. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] At the end of the 2024 Ykkösliiga season, his first full season as the Jaro head coach, he helped the club to finish as the runners-up, and eventually they were promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga by defeating Lahti in the promotion play-offs.

Personal life

His three oldest sons are all professional footballers: Adam is playing in Finland, for Jaro. Axel and Isak play in Sweden for Trelleborgs FF and Varbergs BoIS, respectively. His fourth and youngest son Ivar plays for the youth sector of Jaro. Vidjeskog has also worked as an elementary school teacher. [7]

Managerial statistics

As of 27 October 2024
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Jaro Flag of Finland.svg 1 September 200631 December 20066123016.67
Jaro Flag of Finland.svg 10 June 201628 July 20167133014.29
KPV Flag of Finland.svg 26 July 202131 December 2021151032066.67
Jaro Flag of Finland.svg 1 January 2024present362538069.44
Total64371116057.81

Managerial honours

Jaro

References