Joni Ruuskanen (born 2 February 1988) is a Finnish football coach and a former player who played as a forward or winger. He is currently working as a conditioning coach of Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki and the Finland national team.[2] As a player, Ruuskanen made 15 appearances in Veikkausliiga for KooTeePee in 2006–2008.

Joni Ruuskanen
Ruuskanen with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-02) 2 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Anjalankoski, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
HJK Helsinki
(conditioning coach)
Youth career
Purha
KTP
KooTeePee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 KooTeePee 23 (0)
2010–2011 KTP 13 (1)
2012 PEPO
2013 Kotkan Jäntevä 5 (6)
2014–2016 PeKa 5 (3)
2017 KTP 4 (0)
Managerial career
KäPa (conditioning coach)[1]
2021– Finland (conditioning coach)
2024– HJK (conditioning coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024

Since 2019, Ruuskanen has also worked for Football Association of Finland responsible for conditioning coaching.[3][4][5][6]

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