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Jussi Nuorela

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]

Jussi Nuorela
Personal information
Full name Jussi Johan Nuorela
Date of birth (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Valkeakoski, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 VPS (manager)
Youth career
0000–1991 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

Club career

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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.

International career

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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]

Coaching career

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Nuorela has worked as a U19 coach for Inter Turku and the head coach of FC Espoo.

On 18 June 2021, Nuorela was promoted to the position of the head coach of Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in the Finnish second-tier Ykkönen.[4] He led the club to the promotion to the top-level Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2021 season.

In the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Nuorela led VPS to the record-tying streak of 12 victories,[5] and managed the club to finish 3rd in the league and thus qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. He was named the Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month in three consecutive times in July, August and September 2023, and ultimately he was named the Manager of the Year.

Personal life

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His son Josep Nuorela is a professional footballer playing for VPS, and his younger son Luka plays for VPS U19 youth team.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, KNVB Beker, DFB-Pokal and Liechtenstein Football Cup
  2. ^ a b c Includes UEFA Cup

Managerial

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As of 1 October 2024
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD W%
VPS   18 June 2021 present 130 63 21 46 237 175 +62 048.5
Total 130 63 21 46 237 175 +62 048.46

Managerial achievements

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VPS

Individual

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  • Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023[7]
  • Veikkausliiga Coach of the Year: 2023[8]
  • Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: July 2023, August 2023,[9] October 2023[10]

References

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  1. ^ "NUORELA Jussi". Veikkausliiga.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  2. ^ "JUSSI JOHAN NUORELA". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  3. ^ "International Matches 1994 - Intercontinental, January–April". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Jussi Nuorela Vaasan Palloseuran päävalmentajaksi" (in Finnish). VPS. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ VPS:n jättimäinen voittoputki katkesi viimein, Helsingin Sanomat, 29 September 2023
  6. ^ Vaasassa kiertää ilkeitä huhuja VPS:n Nuoreloista – ”Henkilökohtaiset suhteet eivät pääse vaikuttamaan”, ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 9 June 2021
  7. ^ Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
  8. ^ VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
  9. ^ Jussi Nuorela valittu Veikkausliigan lokakuun valmentajaksi
  10. ^ Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja
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