Vesa Tauriainen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1967-12-16) 16 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1985 | RoPs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | RoPs | 54 | (16) |
| 1989 | Kiruna | 24 | (12) |
| 1990–1991 | RoPs | 56 | (18) |
| 1992 | FC Oulu | 30 | (9) |
| 1993 | HJK | 28 | (4) |
| 1994–1996 | Jaro | 48 | (11) |
| 1997 | Santa Claus | 13 | (7) |
| 1998 | Lira | 18 | (11) |
| 1999 | RoPs | 23 | (2) |
| 2000 | Santa Claus | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Finland U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1990 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | MyPa (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | KooTeePee | ||
| 2012–2015 | RoPs (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Santa Claus | ||
| 2017 | Santa Claus | ||
| 2018–2019 | RoPs II | ||
| 2020 | RoPs | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vesa Tauriainen (born 16 December 1967) is a Finnish former international footballer and a football manager.[1][2]
Coaching career
In September 2020, Tauriainen's contract with RoPs was terminated, and he was replaced as head coach by Mikko Mannila.[3]
Personal life
He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Pasi Tauriainen and Kimmo Tauriainen, and the uncle of Jimi Tauriainen and Julius Tauriainen.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Vesa Tauriainen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Vesa Tauriainen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Virtanen, Ari (15 September 2020). "RoPS vahvisti valmentajanvaihdoksen, uudeksi päävalmentajaksi yllätysnimi Klubista" [RoPS confirmed the change of coach, a surprise name from the club as the new head coach]. hs.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 December 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ "Suomalainen futislupaus solmi ammattilaissopimuksen Chelsean kanssa" [The Finnish football star signed a professional contract with Chelsea]. mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
