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Toni Korkeakunnas

Toni Korkeakunnas

Finnish footballer and manager (born 1968)

Toni Korkeakunnas (born 15 May 1968) is a Finnish football manager and a former player, who most recently worked as head coach of Veikkausliiga club HJK. He is an assistant coach of Finland senior national team

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Playing career

Korkeakunnas played for eight different Finnish clubs in a career which spanned 19 years, including spells at Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) and HIFK. He holds a master's in Learning Theory, and has taught as an elementary school teacher.

Coaching career

On 23 November 2021, Korkeakunnas signed a contract to join HJK as an assistant coach for the 2022 season.[3]

On 13 July 2023, HJK sacked Toni Koskela following a poor run of form, and appointed Korkeakunnas manager for the rest of the 2023 season. Korkeakunnas also works in Markku Kanerva’s Finland National Team coaching staff. [4] Korkeakunnas led HJK to the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage, and won the fourth straight Veikkausliiga title for the club in 2023. In the end of the season, his contract was not extended.

Honours

HJK

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Toni Korkeakunnas at WorldFootball.net
  3. [3]
    "Valmennustiimi vahvistuu" (in Finnish). HJK. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. [4]
    https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009716653.doc%7Cdate=13 July 2023
  5. [5]
    Ojalalle toinen titteli peräkkäin Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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    Magnus Bahnesta Veikkausliigan huhtikuun pelaaja Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today (in Finnish)
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    Pekka Sihvola elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)
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    Hongan Abdoulaye Méïté Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja Archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today (in Finnish)
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    Henrik Moisander heinäkuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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    Mika Hilander Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
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    (in Finnish)
  12. [12]
    Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty (in Finnish)

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