Paavo Valakari

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Paavo Valakari
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone (performance coach)
Youth career
2003–2014 SJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 SJK 1 (0)
2013–2018 SJK II 54 (0)
2016 → Lapuan Virkiä (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → SalPa (loan) 6 (0)
2018 → JJK (loan) 10 (0)
2019 KäPa 18 (0)
2020–2021 ÖBK 16 (0)
Managerial career
2023–2024 SJK women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paavo Valakari (born 28 December 1997) is a Finnish football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. [3] He is a performance coach of Scottish club St Johnstone.

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Playing career

Valakari signed with Käpylän Pallo for the 2019 season. [4]

Coaching career

In December 2024, Valakari became a performance coach of Scottish club St Johnstone. [5] [6]

Personal life

His father Simo is a former professional player and currently a football manager. His younger brothers Onni and Toivo are also footballers. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Paavo Valakari siirtyi JJK-paitaan siirtoikkunan umpeutumisen kynnyksellä" (in Finnish). JJK Jyväskylä. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2023. Paavo Valakari on syntynyt Helsingissä
  2. ↑ Paavo Valakari at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
  4. ↑ Paavo Valakari | Käpylän pallo, kapylanpallo.fi, 26 January 2019
  5. ↑ Simo Valakari otti poikansa apuvalmentajaksi Skotlantiin, MTV Oy, mtvuutiset.fi, 1 November 2024
  6. ↑ Paavo Valakari welcomed onto coaching staff, perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk, 18 December 2024
  7. ↑ Kuparinen, Heikki (12 November 2020). "Marcus Forss ja Onni Valakari nousivat sukujensa parhaiksi maalintekijöiksi A-maajoukkueessa heti debyyteissään".
  8. ↑ Toivo Valakari sopimukseen Käpylän Pallon kanssa!, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 28 February 2023


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