Vesa Tauriainen

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Vesa Tauriainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-12-16) 16 December 1967 (age 56)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RoPs 1985 Mestaruussarja –00–
1986 Mestaruussarja00
1987 Mestaruussarja3 [lower-alpha 1] 0
1988 Mestaruussarja2 [lower-alpha 1] 0
Total54160050005916
Kiruna 1989 Division 1 241200–002412
RoPs 1990 Veikkausliiga 254002 [lower-alpha 2] 000274
1991 Veikkausliiga31140000003114
Total56180020005818
FC Oulu 1992 Veikkausliiga 30900–00309
HJK 1993 Veikkausliiga284004 [lower-alpha 3] 000324
Jaro 1994 Veikkausliiga8300000083
1995 Veikkausliiga187000000187
1996 Veikkausliiga221003 [lower-alpha 4] 000251
Total48110030005111
Santa Claus 1997 Kakkonen 13700–00137
Lira 1998 Division 2 181100–001811
RoPs 1999 Veikkausliiga 23200–00232
Career total29490001400030890
Notes
  1. 1 2 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 199010
Total10
Notes

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 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.
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