Vesa Tauriainen

Vesa Tauriainen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-12-16) 16 December 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Rovaniemi, Finland [1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1978–1985	RoPs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	RoPs	54	(16)
1989	Kiruna	24	(12)
1990–1991	RoPs	56	(18)
1992	FC Oulu	30	(9)
1993	HJK	28	(4)
1994–1996	Jaro	48	(11)
1997	Santa Claus	13	(7)
1998	Lira	18	(11)
1999	RoPs	23	(2)
2000	Santa Claus
International career
1985	Finland U17	6	(2)
1988–1989	Finland U21	5	(0)
1990	Finland	1	(0)
Managerial career
2004–2005	MyPa (assistant)
2007	KooTeePee
2012–2015	RoPs (assistant)
2012–2015	Santa Claus
2017	Santa Claus
2018–2019	RoPs II
2020	RoPs
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vesa Tauriainen (born 16 December 1967) is a Finnish former international footballer and a football manager. ^{[1] [2]}

Coaching career

In September 2020, Tauriainen's contract with RoPs was terminated, and he was replaced as head coach by Mikko Mannila. ^[3]

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Pasi Tauriainen and Kimmo Tauriainen, and the uncle of Jimi Tauriainen and Julius Tauriainen. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RoPs	1985	Mestaruussarja	–				0	0	–
	1986	Mestaruussarja					0	0
	1987	Mestaruussarja					3 [a]	0
	1988	Mestaruussarja					2 [a]	0
	Total		54	16	0	0	5	0	0	0	59	16
Kiruna	1989	Swedish Division 1	24	12	0	0	–		0	0	24	12
RoPs	1990	Veikkausliiga	25	4	0	0	2 [b]	0	0	0	27	4
	1991	Veikkausliiga	31	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	14
	Total		56	18	0	0	2	0	0	0	58	18
FC Oulu	1992	Veikkausliiga	30	9	0	0	–		0	0	30	9
HJK	1993	Veikkausliiga	28	4	0	0	4 [c]	0	0	0	32	4
Jaro	1994	Veikkausliiga	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
	1995	Veikkausliiga	18	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	7
	1996	Veikkausliiga	22	1	0	0	3 [d]	0	0	0	25	1
	Total		48	11	0	0	3	0	0	0	51	11
Santa Claus	1997	Kakkonen	13	7	0	0	–		0	0	13	7
Lira	1998	Swedish Division 2	18	11	0	0	–		0	0	18	11
RoPs	1999	Veikkausliiga	23	2	0	0	–		0	0	23	2
Career total			294	90	0	0	14	0	0	0	308	90

Notes

1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
2. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualification, two appearances in the competition proper
4. Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	1990	1	0
Total		1	0

Notes

References

1. Vesa Tauriainen at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Vesa Tauriainen at WorldFootball.net
3. Virtanen, Ari (15 September 2020). "RoPS vahvisti valmentajanvaihdoksen, uudeksi päävalmentajaksi yllätysnimi Klubista" [RoPS confirmed the change of coach, a surprise name from the club as the new head coach]. hs.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.(subscription required)
4. "Suomalainen futislupaus solmi ammattilaissopimuksen Chelsean kanssa" [The Finnish football star signed a professional contract with Chelsea]. mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.