Teemu Kankkunen (born 13 January 1980) is a retired Finnish footballer and who is the sporting director of HIFK.

Teemu Kankkunen
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-13) 13 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
HIFK (sporting director)
Youth career
0000–1999 TiPS
1999–2001 AC Vantaa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 AC Vantaa 7 (1)
2003–2004 FC Viikingit 52 (3)
2005–2008 Atlantis FC 78 (4)
2009–2010 HIFK ? (?)
2010 Tikkurilan Palloseura ? (?)
Managerial career
2009 Atlantis U-18
2010–2015 HIFK (assistant)
2016–2017 HIFK (U19)
2018 HIFK
2019–2020 HIFK (assistant)
2020 HIFK
2021 JäPS (management advisor)
2021 KTP
2022 HIFK (assistant)
2022 HIFK (caretaker)
2022– HIFK (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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He plays central defender. Height: 6'2" (188 cm) former clubs: Atlantis FC, FC Viikingit, AC Vantaa, TiPS, in December 2008 retired from professional football and is currently assistant coach of HIFK Helsinki.

Coaching career

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Kankkunen was in the 2009 season Youth Head Coach by Atlantis FC. 2010 and 2011: Assistant Coach of HIFK's 1st team.

Honours

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Won Finnish Champion in A-junior level (1999, AC Vantaa)

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