Mika Laurikainen (born 28 April 1963) is a Finnish football manager who works as an academy director in Paide Linnameeskond.
 Laurikainen in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paide Linnameeskond (academy director) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1996–2000 | ÅIFK | ||
| 2001–2003 | TPS | ||
| 2006 | MyPa (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 | FF Jaro | ||
| 2009–2010 | Finland U18 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Finland U19 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Finland U21 | ||
| 2014–2018 | TPS | ||
| 2020–2022 | TPS (sporting director) | ||
| 2023 | TPS | ||
| 2024– | Paide (academy director) | ||
Career
editOn 16 December 2022, while serving as the club's sporting director, Laurikainen appointed himself the head coach of Turun Palloseura (TPS) for the 2023 season.[2] After the season, it was announced that Laurikainen will leave out from the club.[3]
On 30 August 2024, it was reported that Laurikainen would start as an academy director of Estonian Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond.[4]
Honours
editIndividual
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: June 2009[5]
References
edit- ^ Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MIKA LAURIKAISESTA TPS:N PÄÄVALMENTAJA – KASPER HÄMÄLÄINEN JA JESSE SAARINEN LIITTYVÄT VALMENNUSRYHMÄÄN MUKAAN" [FROM MIKA LAURIKAISTE, TPS HEAD COACH – KASPER HÄMÄLÄINEN AND JESSE SAARINEN JOIN THE COACHING TEAM] (in Finnish). TPS. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ MIKA LAURIKAINEN SIIRTYY SIVUUN TPS:N TAUSTAJOUKOISTA, fc.tps.fi, 5 December 2023
- ^ TPS:n pitkäaikaisin päävalmentaja Mika Laurikainen siirtyy ulkomaille, Turun Sanomat, 30 August 2024
- ^ Jens Nygårdista kesäkuun Kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2009-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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