Miika Nuutinen (born 7 May 1992) is a Finnish football manager and a former player, currently working as a manager of TPS in second-tier Ykkösliiga. As a teenager, Nuutinen played in the fourth-tier Kolmonen with TuPS, before starting his coaching career at the age of 17.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Tuusula, Finland | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | TPS (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
TuPS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
TuPS | |||
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Klubi 04 | ||
2024– | TPS | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2024 |
Nuutinen has a UEFA A -coaching license. He has also graduated in a bachelor's degree programme of Sports Coaching and Management in the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.[2][3] Since June 2022, Nuutinen works also as a football pundit for Yle Sport.[4]
Coaching career
editNuutinen started football coaching in his former youth club Tuusulan Palloseura (TuPS) as a youth coach, additionally working with another local club PK Keski-Uusimaa youth sector. In 2017, Nuutinen started as a youth talent coach in Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS),[5][6] and in late 2019 he joined Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) U17-team.[1][7]
Klubi 04
editOn 30 November 2021, it was announced that Nuutinen was named the head coach of Klubi 04, the reserve team of HJK Helsinki.[8] At the end of the 2023 season, he led the team to gain a spot in new Ykkönen.
Nuutinen also coached HJK U19 youth squad in 2023–24 UEFA Youth League, where the team advanced by defeating Malmö FF youth, before eventually losing to Nantes youth on penalties, after drawing them 1–1 on aggregate.[9]
TPS
editIn September 2023, Nuutinen was named the manager of Turun Palloseura (TPS) in the new Finnish second-tier Ykkösliiga, on a three-year deal starting in 2024 season.[10][11][12][13]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 19 October 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
Klubi 04 | 1 January 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 54 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 120 | 76 | +44 | 50.00 | |
TPS | 1 January 2024 | present | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 47.22 | |
Total | 90 | 44 | 21 | 25 | 182 | 121 | +61 | 48.89 |
References
edit- ^ a b KäPa-koutsit esittäytyvät: Miika Nuutinen, kapylanpallo.fi, 8 July 2020
- ^ Suhteellinen ikävaikutus Suomen Palloliiton Uudenmaan piirin poikien piirijoukkueissa vuosina 2000-2014, theseus.fi
- ^ Degree Programme in Sports Coaching and Management, haaga-helia.fi
- ^ HJK Klubi 04:n Miika Nuutinen mukana Ylen MM-studioissa – ”Oma suhtautumiseni on ristiriitainen”, hjk.fi, 16 November 2022
- ^ ”KOVAA VAUHTIA KEHITTYVÄ VJS HOUKUTTI” – MIIKA NUUTINEN TALENTTIVALMENTAJAKSI, vjs.fi
- ^ Tuusulalainen Miika Nuutinen on mielenkiintoinen tulevaisuuden valmentajakasvo, Keski-Uusimaa, 7 November 2017
- ^ MIIKA NUUTINEN: ”MIKSI HALUAISIN TEHDÄ MUUTA?”, Finnish FA, 22 December 2020
- ^ HJK Klubi 04:n valmennukseen muutoksia, hjk.fi, 30 November 2021
- ^ Kiitos, Miika!, hjk.fi, 26 November 2023
- ^ TPS KIINNITTI PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSEEN NUOREN HUIPPULUPAUKSEN – MIIKA NUUTINEN VALMENTAA TEPSIÄ KAUDET 2024-2026, fc.tps.fi, 6 September 2023
- ^ Miika Nuutinen valmentaa TPS:ää ensi kaudesta alkaen, Yle, 6 September 2023
- ^ TPS:n yllätysveto: palkkasi 31-vuotiaan Ylen asiantuntijan uudeksi päävalmentajaksi, Ilta-Sanomat, 6 September 2023
- ^ Varmat lähtijät, uudet testimiehet, tulos pahasti miinuksella ja nuoret valmentajat kuplan puhkojina – lue, mistä asetelmista TPS lähtee uuteen kauteen, Turun Sanomat, 4 December 2023
External links
edit- FC TPS profile
- Miika Nuutinen at WorldFootball.net