Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 December 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Jazz (sporting director) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990 | KPV | 16 | (0) |
1991 | PPT | 23 | (0) |
1992 | Husqvarna [1] | ||
Managerial career | |||
2000 | Inter Turku (assistant) | ||
2005–2006 | SalPa | ||
2008–2009 | Jaro (assistant) | ||
2010–2011 | VPS | ||
2017–2018 | SalPa | ||
2018–2020 | TPS | ||
2020 | Riteriai | ||
2022– | Jazz (sporting director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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