Antero Simo Tapani Kivelä (born 26 December 1955) is a retired Finnish ice hockey goaltender. After his playing career, Kivelä coached several ice hockey, rinkball and ringette teams in Finland.[1] Kivelä is also member of the city council in Pori for the Left Alliance.[2][3]
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Antero Kivelä | |||
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Born |
(1955-12-26) 26 December 1955 (age 66) Pori, Finland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | Ässät | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1972–1989 |
Kivelä played his entire career for Ässät Pori. He made 58 appearances in the Finland national team and took part at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.[4] Kivelä is also the chairman of women's soccer club NiceFutis.
After his playing career in ice hockey, Kivelä went on to coach in various sports.
Kivelä coached Pori's Kärpät [fi] in rinkball.[5]
Kivelä coached Kalajoen Junkkarit [fi], Närpes Kraft, Vammalan Palloseura [fi], Jokipojat, and Porin Ässät (league A and B) in ice hockey.[5]
Kivelä coached ringette from 1989-2015. He was a head coach in the Finnish national ringette league, Ringeten SM-sarja [fi], for the Luvian Kiekko -82 [fi] ringette club for more than ten seasons.[5]
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