Jussi Nuorela (born 11 August 1974) is a Finnish professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of VPS in the Veikkausliiga.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jussi Johan Nuorela | ||
Date of birth | (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VPS (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1991 | FC Haka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1996 | FC Haka | 93 | (8) |
1993–1995 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | (0) |
1994–1995 | FC Groningen | 8 | (0) |
1996–1999 | FC Zwolle | 49 | (2) |
1999–2000 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | (0) |
2000–2001 | MyPa | 45 | (7) |
2002–2003 | Malmö FF | 22 | (0) |
2002 | → Silkeborg IF (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Elazığspor | 11 | (0) |
2004–2005 | FC Vaduz | 26 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Turun Palloseura | 44 | (3) |
2008–2009 | FC Inter Turku | 7 | (0) |
National team | |||
1994–2003 | Finland | 20 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2011 | Inter Turku (U19) | ||
2012 | Espoo | ||
2021 | VPS (assistant) | ||
2021– | VPS | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nuorela began his professional career with FC Haka in the Veikkausliiga. He spent one season in the Turkish Super Lig with Elazığspor.[2] After the 2009 season he retired from professional football and started as a youth coach at FC Inter Turku.
Nuorela has made 20 appearances for the full Finland national football team, his debut coming in a friendly match against Qatar on 25 January 1994.[3]
On 18 June 2021, he was promoted to the position of the head coach of VPS in the second-tier Finnish Ykkönen.[4] He led the club to the promotion to the top-level Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2021 season.
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Current Veikkausliiga managers | |
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