Toni Korkeakunnas

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Toni Korkeakunnas
Toni Korkeakunnas 2017.jpg
Korkeakunnas with Lahti in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-05-15) 15 May 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland [1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team
 HJK Helsinki (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1993 TP-Seinäjoki 141 (28)
1994 VPS 24 (3)
1995 TP-Seinäjoki 11 (1)
1995 PK-35 8 (2)
1996–1997 HIFK 39 (12)
1998–1999 Gnistan 36 (5)
Managerial career
1999–2002 Gnistan
2004 Hämeenlinna
2007 Gnistan
2008–2010 Viikingit
2008–2010 Finland U19
2011–2013 MYPA
2014–2018 Lahti
2019–2022 Finland (analyst)
2022 HJK (assistant)
2023 HJK
2023–2024 Finland (assistant)
2024– HJK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toni Korkeakunnas (born 15 May 1968) is a Finnish football manager and a former professional player, who is currently the manager of Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.

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Playing career

Korkeakunnas started his senior career with TP-Seinäjoki, where he spent eight years in total. Additionally he played for Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), PK-35, HIFK and Gnistan during his career.

Managerial career

At the club level, Korkeakunnas has managed in Veikkausliiga in FC Hämeenlinna, MYPA and FC Lahti. He has also been a head coach of IF Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen and third-tier Kakkonen, and FC Viikingit in Ykkönen.

On 23 November 2021, Korkeakunnas signed a contract to join HJK as an assistant coach for the 2022 season. [3]

On 13 July 2023, HJK sacked Toni Koskela following a poor run of form, and appointed Korkeakunnas manager for the rest of the 2023 season. Korkeakunnas also works in Markku Kanerva’s coaching staff in the Finland national football team. [4] Korkeakunnas led HJK to the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage, and won the fourth straight Veikkausliiga title for the club in 2023. In the end of the season, his contract was not extended.

However, after a poor start to the 2024 season, HJK sacked their associate head coach Ferran Sibila and sporting director Vesa Mäki on 20 May 2024, and Korkeakunnas returned again to the club's head coach position, on a deal until the end of 2025. [5] His contract with Finland national team and the Finnish FA was simultaneously terminated. [6]

Personal life

Korkeakunnas holds a Master of Education degree, and has worked as an elementary school teacher.

Managerial statistics

As of 18 March 2025 [7]
TeamNatFromToRecord
PWDLGFGAGDW%
Gnistan Flag of Finland.svg 1 January 199931 December 2002––!—
Hämeenlinna Flag of Finland.svg 19 May 200431 December 20042426162447−23008.33
Gnistan Flag of Finland.svg 1 January 200731 December 2007––!—
Viikingit Flag of Finland.svg 1 January 200831 December 20107337191712660+66050.68
MYPA Flag of Finland.svg 1 January 201131 December 2013125482354158164−6038.40
Lahti Flag of Finland.svg 1 January 20141 October 2018202737356262228+34036.14
HJK Flag of Finland.svg 14 July 202331 December 202324104104141+0041.67
HJK Flag of Finland.svg 21 May 2024present37187126546+19048.65
Total485188132165676586+90038.76

Managerial honours

HJK

FC Lahti

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Toni Korkeakunnas at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Valmennustiimi vahvistuu" (in Finnish). HJK. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ↑ https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009716653.html%7Cdate=13 July 2023
  5. ↑ Toni Korkeakunnas palaa HJK:n päävalmentajaksi, hjk.fi, 20 May 2024
  6. ↑ Toni Korkeakunnas siirtyy HJK:n miesten edustusjoukkueen päävalmentajaksi – samalla sopimus Huuhkajissa päättyy, Finnish FA, 20 May 2024
  7. ↑ "Toni Korkeakunnas Manager profile" (in Bosnian). 24 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Ojalalle toinen titteli peräkkäin Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  9. ↑ Magnus Bahnesta Veikkausliigan huhtikuun pelaaja Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today (in Finnish)
  10. ↑ Pekka Sihvola elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)
  11. ↑ Hongan Abdoulaye Méïté Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja Archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today (in Finnish)
  12. ↑ Henrik Moisander heinäkuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  13. ↑ Mika Hilander Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
  14. ↑ (in Finnish)
  15. ↑ SJK:n Jaime Moreno Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja kesäkuussa, veikkaus.fi, 5 July 2024
  16. ↑ Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty (in Finnish)
  17. ↑ Lokakuun valmentaja: Toni Korkeakunnas, suomenvalmentajat.fi, 6 November 2023

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