Kim Raimi (born 25 February 1985) is a Finnish football manager and a former player. He was most recently the manager of PK-35 in Ykkösliiga, having previously worked for the team as an assistant coach. During his playing career, he played mainly as a centre back for Helsinki-based clubs, and captained PK-35 Vantaa until the club's bankruptcy at the end of 2016.
 Kim Raimi playing for HIFK in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1999 | KäPa | ||
| 2000 | HIFK | ||
| 2001–2002 | PK-35 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | PK-35 | 70 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Viikingit | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | 124 | (10) |
| 2017 | HIFK | 15 | (0) |
| 2018 | PK-35 | 6 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2020 | PK-35 (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2024 | PK-35 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 | |||
Early career
editBorn in Helsinki, Raimi played in the youth sectors of local clubs Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) during 1990–1999, HIFK in 2000 and PK-35 during 2001-2002.
Club career
editPK-35
editHe started his senior career with his former youth team PK-35 in 2003, when the club competed in the third-tier Kakkonen. For the 2005 season, PK were promoted to the second-tier Ykkönen and Raimi stayed with the team.
Viikingit
editOn 20 December 2006, he signed with newly promoted FC Viikingit in the first-tier Veikkausliiga,[1] but due to injury he made only seven appearances in the league during the 2007 season.[2] After the relegation, he stayed with Viikingit in Ykkönen.
PK-35 Vantaa
editIn 2009, Raimi joined new Ykkönen club PK-35 Vantaa, the new first team of his former club PK-35, which detached and relocated to Myyrmäki, Vantaa.[3][4][5] Raimi established himself in the division becoming an integral part of the team's defense, but despite rumours he did not join any Veikkausliiga club. He was also named the team captain.[6] Eventually PK-35 Vantaa won a promotion to Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season,[7][8] with the head coach Shefki Kuqi.[9][10][11] At the end of the season after financial problems, the club were relegated and ultimately declared for bankruptcy. Raimi had terminated his contract with the club in September 2016.[12][13][14][15] Prior to his departure, Raimi had made 128 total appearances for PK-35 Vantaa, scoring 10 goals.
HIFK
editFor the 2017 season, Raimi signed with Veikkausliiga club HIFK under the head coach Antti Muurinen.[16][17][18]
Return to PK-35
editRaimi ended his playing career in 2018 in the fourth-tier Kolmonen with his former team PK-35. The club had continued operations in Pihlajamäki, Helsinki, after the dissolvement of the breakaway team in Vantaa, and gained the division spot of their former reserve team. He worked simultaneously as the team's assistant coach.
Coaching career
editPK-35
editBefore retiring as a player, Raimi had already started to work as an assistant coach of PK-35. Since the start of the 2021 Ykkönen season, he is the manager of the club's first team.[19][20] Raimi led PK-35 to win a promotion to the new second-tier Ykkösliiga for the inaugural 2024 season, after winning the promotion play-offs in the late 2023.[21][22] On 2 June 2024, PK-35 announced the termination of Raimi's contract due to poor results in the ongoing season.[23][24] Raimi continues working as a youth coach in the club.
Career statistics
edit- As of 14 May 2024[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK-35 | 2003 | Kakkonen | ||||||||
| 2004 | Kakkonen | |||||||||
| 2005 | Ykkönen | |||||||||
| 2006 | Ykkönen | |||||||||
| Total | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4 | ||
| Viikingit | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2009 | Ykkönen | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Ykkönen | 12 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | Ykkönen | 21 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 13 | 5 | – | – | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2013 | Ykkönen | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Ykkönen | 21 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 124 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 10 | ||
| HIFK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| PK-35 | 2018 | Kolmonen | 6 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 16 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 2 June 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| PK-35 | 
|
1 January 2021 | 2 June 2024 | 110 | 50 | 25 | 35 | 190 | 165 | +25 | 45.45 |
| Total | 110 | 50 | 25 | 35 | 190 | 165 | +25 | 45.45 | |||
References
edit- ^ Viikingit hankki Rahkamaan, Raimin ja Heikelän, Helsingin Sanomat, 20 December 2006
- ^ "Viikinkien Kim Raimin kausi ohi". mtvuutiset.fi. MTV Oy. 5 October 2007.
- ^ "Pallokerho: "Kuka on tuo pitkäpartainen villimies, joka häärää vähän joka paikassa?"". is.fi. Ilta-Sanomat. 12 March 2016.
- ^ "PK-35 sai pitää liigatason puolustajansa". suomifutis.com. 6 January 2012.
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaa teki merkittävän jatkosopimuksen – kiinnostusta myös Veikkausliigasta". suomifutis.com. 10 February 2014.
- ^ PK-kippari Raimi: "Teimme tyhmiä virheitä", veikkausliiga.com, 9 July 2016
- ^ Kapteeni Raimi jatkaa liiganousija PK-35:ssä, Turun Sanomat, 9 February 2016
- ^ Kim Raimi jatkaa Punamustissa, pk35vantaa.fi, 9 February 2016
- ^ Raimi: ”Pesimme kasvojamme toisella puoliajalla”, veikkausliiga.com, 28 May 2016
- ^ Laitinen, Ilkka (28 October 2015). "PK-35:n kapteeni: "Toivon sydämestäni, ettei ratkaista rankkariskabassa"". iltalehti.fi. Iltalehti.
- ^ Laitinen, Ilkka (12 February 2016). "PK-35 Vantaan kapteeni kertoo kovasta kaudesta: "Alkoi nakertaa parisuhdettakin"". iltalehti.fi. Iltalehti.
- ^ Kim Raimin sopimus purettu yhteisymmärryksessä, pk35vantaa.fi, 5 September 2016
- ^ Viinikka, Pekka (1 September 2016). "PK-35:n kapteeni Raimi: Tämä on ollut yhtä helvettiä!". yle.fi. Yle.
- ^ Parkkinen, Jaakko (5 September 2016). "PK-35 Vantaan kapteeni jätti kriisiseuran - "Vanha mies tarvitsee nyt vähän tilaa hengittää"". yle.fi. Yle.
- ^ Krisen i PK-35 allt djupare – kaptenen lämnar laget, Hufvudstadsbladet, 5 September 2016
- ^ "HIFK:n puolustus vahvistuu – Kim Raimi IFK:hon". hifkfotboll.fi. HIFK Fotboll. 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Antti Muurinen ylistää HIFK:n uutta hankintaa – "Parhaimmillaan huipputoppari"". is.fi. Ilta-Sanomat. 8 February 2017.
- ^ Puolustaja Raimi pääsee Muurisen alaisuuteen, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 10 February 2017
- ^ "PK-35 kiinnitti Tykkyläisen ja kolme nuorta Kakkosesta". pallotv.fi. 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Kim Raimi jatkaa PK-35:n päävalmentajana kaudella 2023". pk-35.fi.
- ^ "PK-35 jatkaa tutussa komennossa – Kim Raimi aloittaa 4. kautensa päävalmentajana". pk-35.fi.
- ^ ”Menemme täysillä päätyyn asti”, päävalmentaja Kim Raimi, PK-35, pallotv.fi, Junnu Leskelä, 13 October 2023
- ^ PK-35 Edustus Oy tiedottaa, pk-35.fi, 2 June 2024
- ^ Kim Raimin terveiset PK-35-yhteisölle, pk-35.fi
- ^ Kim Raimi, Football Association of Finland
External links
edit- Kim Raimi at Soccerway
- Kim Raimi at WorldFootball.net
- Finnish FA stats
- Veikkausliiga stats