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Date of birth | 1 March 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kirkkonummi, Finland [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Honka (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KyIF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Honka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Jokerit | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | RBC Roosendaal | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | IFK Göteborg | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Boden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Honka | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Sandefjord | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Honka | 125 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | HJK | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2023 | Honka (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sampo Koskinen (born 1 March 1979) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer. As a player, he spent most of his career in his native country with FC Honka. He also played for Eliteserien side Sandefjord Fotball, in the Netherlands for RBC Roosendaal and for Swedish clubs IFK Göteborg and Boden.
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