Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 May 1968 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 head coach of Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.
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.
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]
Korkeakunnas holds a Master of Education degree, and has worked as an elementary school teacher.
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
Gnistan | 1 January 1999 | 31 December 2002 | – | – | — | ||||||
Hämeenlinna | 19 May 2004 | 31 December 2004 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 8.33 | |
Gnistan | 1 January 2007 | 31 December 2007 | – | – | — | ||||||
Viikingit | 1 January 2008 | 31 December 2010 | 73 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 126 | 60 | +66 | 50.68 | |
MYPA | 1 January 2011 | 31 December 2013 | 125 | 48 | 23 | 54 | 158 | 164 | −6 | 38.40 | |
Lahti | 1 January 2014 | 1 October 2018 | 202 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 262 | 228 | +34 | 36.14 | |
HJK | 14 July 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 41 | +0 | 41.67 | |
HJK | 21 May 2024 | present | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 50.00 | |
Total | 460 | 176 | 128 | 156 | 632 | 552 | +80 | 38.26 |
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