Jarkko Wiss
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 April 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | TPV | 72 | (6) |
1996 | FF Jaro | 25 | (1) |
1997–1998 | HJK | 52 | (8) |
1999 | Molde | 0 | (0) |
1999 | Lillestrøm | 16 | (4) |
2000 | Moss | 17 | (6) |
2000–2001 | Stockport County | 41 | (6) |
2002–2004 | Hibernian | 48 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Tampere United | 90 | (16) |
National team | |||
1996–2007 | Finland | 45 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2011 | Tampere United | ||
2016–2021 | Ilves | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Jarkko Wiss (born 17 April 1972) is a Finnish football coach and a former player.
Player career[]
As a player, he played in the position of defensive midfielder for TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, HJK and Tampere United in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, Stockport County in England as well as Hibernian in Scotland. He was known for his powerful shots with both feet and as a hard tackler.
He has also appeared over 40 times for the Finnish national team.
Coaching career[]
After retiring in 2007 at the age of 35, he worked both as a youth coach and as a sporting director for Tampere United between 2008 and 2009. He also managed the Finnish under-15 football team.
On 29 October 2010 it was announced that Wiss had succeeded the longtime head coach Ari Hjelm at Tampere United.[1] He signed a two-year contract, with an option for a two-year extension, with the club on the same day.[1][2] However, the club was banned from competition for the 2011 season.
Wiss is the new manager of Finland national under-18 football team since 1 January 2014.[3]
On 6 November 2015 it was announced that Wiss is taking the head coach position at Ilves starting on 1 January 2016.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Wiss installed at Tampere". uefa.com. UEFA. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ Jarkko Wiss, head coach of TamU Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "U18 uuteen aikaan Belgia-otteluissa" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Ilveksen uusi päävalmentaja on Jarkko Wiss" (in Finnish). YLE. 6 November 2015.
External links[]
- Jarkko Wiss at Soccerbase
- Jarkko Wiss at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tampere
- Finnish footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Tampere United players
- Moss FK players
- Molde FK players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Eliteserien players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finnish football managers
- Tampere United managers