Jussi Nuorela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jussi Johan Nuorela | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Valkeakoski,Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VPS(manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1991 | Haka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Haka | 93 | (8) |
| 1993–1995 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Groningen | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | PEC Zwolle | 49 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | MyPa | 45 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Malmö FF | 22 | (0) |
| 2002 | →Silkeborg(loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Elazığspor | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Vaduz | 26 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | TPS | 44 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Inter Turku | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Finland | 20 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Inter Turku(U19) | ||
| 2012 | Espoo | ||
| 2021 | VPS(assistant) | ||
| 2021– | VPS | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jussi Nuorela(born 11 August 1974) is aFinnishprofessionalfootballcoach and a former player. He is the manager ofVPSin theVeikkausliiga.[1]
Club career[edit]
Nuorela began his professional career withFC Hakain the Veikkausliiga. He spent one season in the TurkishSuper LigwithElazığspor.[2]After the 2009 season he retired from professional football and started as a youth coach atFC Inter Turku.
International career[edit]
Nuorela has made 20 appearances for the fullFinland national football team,his debut coming in a friendly match against Qatar on 25 January 1994.[3]
Coaching career[edit]
On 18 June 2021, he was promoted to the position of the head coach ofVPSin the second-tier FinnishYkkönen.[4]He led the club to the promotion to the top-levelVeikkausliigaat the end of the 2021 season.
Nuorela managed VPS to finish 3rd in the2023 Veikkausliigaseason, and thus qualifying for the2024–25 UEFA Conference Leaguequalifiers.
Personal life[edit]
His sonJosep Nuorelais a professional footballer playing for VPS, and his younger son Luka plays for VPS U19 youth team.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 31 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haka | 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 5 | — | — | 61 | 5 | ||||||
| Groningen | 1994–95 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Haka | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 1996–97 | Eerste Divisie | — | — | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | Eerste Divisie | — | — | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1999–2000 | Regionalliga West-Südwest | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| MyPa | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Malmö FF | 2002 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Silkeborg(loan) | 2002–03 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Elazığspor | 2003–04 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| FC Vaduz | 2004–05 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| TPS | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| PoPa | 2009 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 336 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 357 | 22 | ||
- ^IncludesSuomen Cup,KNVB Beker,DFB-PokalandLiechtenstein Football Cup
- ^abcIncludesUEFA Cup
Managerial achievements[edit]
VPS
- Veikkausliiga:20233rd place
- Ykkönen:2021
Individual[edit]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023[6]
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Year: 2023[7]
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: July 2023, August 2023,[8]October 2023[9]
References[edit]
- ^"NUORELA Jussi".Veikkausliiga.com. Archived fromthe originalon 18 November 2007.Retrieved7 November2008.
- ^"JUSSI JOHAN NUORELA".Turkish Football Federation.Retrieved7 November2008.
- ^"International Matches 1994 - Intercontinental, January–April".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Retrieved7 November2008.
- ^"Jussi Nuorela Vaasan Palloseuran päävalmentajaksi"(in Finnish).VPS.18 June 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2022.Retrieved18 January2022.
- ^Vaasassa kiertää ilkeitä huhuja VPS:n Nuoreloista –” Henkilökohtaiset suhteet eivät pääse vaikuttamaan”,ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 9 June 2021
- ^Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue,Iltalehti,21 October 2023
- ^VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja,Veikkausliiga,1 December 2023
- ^Jussi Nuorela valittu Veikkausliigan lokakuun valmentajaksi
- ^Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja
External links[edit]
- Jussi Nuorelaat National-Football-Teams.com
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