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DeutschToni Korkeakunnas
 Korkeakunnas with Lahti in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK Helsinki (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | TP-Seinäjoki | 141 | (28) |
| 1994 | VPS | 24 | (3) |
| 1995 | TP-Seinäjoki | 11 | (1) |
| 1995 | PK-35 | 8 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | HIFK | 39 | (12) |
| 1998–1999 | Gnistan | 36 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Gnistan | ||
| 2004 | Hämeenlinna | ||
| 2007 | Gnistan | ||
| 2008–2010 | Viikingit | ||
| 2008–2010 | Finland U19 | ||
| 2011–2013 | MYPA | ||
| 2014–2018 | Lahti | ||
| 2019–2022 | Finland (analyst) | ||
| 2022 | HJK (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | HJK | ||
| 2023–2024 | Finland (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | HJK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Toni Korkeakunnas (born 15 May 1968) is a Finnish football manager and a former professional player who is currently the head coach of Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.
Playing career
[edit]Korkeakunnas started his senior career with TP-Seinäjoki, where he spent eight years in total. Additionally he played for Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), PK-35, HIFK and Gnistan during his career.
Managerial career
[edit]At the club level, Korkeakunnas has managed in Veikkausliiga in FC Hämeenlinna, MYPA and FC Lahti. He has also been a head coach of IF Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen and third-tier Kakkonen, and FC Viikingit in Ykkönen.
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 coaching staff in the Finland national football team. [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.
However, after a poor start to the 2024 season, HJK sacked their associate head coach Ferran Sibila and sporting director Vesa Mäki on 20 May 2024, and Korkeakunnas returned again to the club's head coach position, on a deal until the end of 2025.[5] His contract with Finland national team and the Finnish FA was simultaneously terminated.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Korkeakunnas holds a Master of Education degree, and has worked as an elementary school teacher.
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 16 July 2024[7]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| Gnistan |  | 1 January 1999 | 31 December 2002 | – | – | — | |||||
| Hämeenlinna | | 19 May 2004 | 31 December 2004 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 8.33 |
| Gnistan | | 1 January 2007 | 31 December 2007 | – | – | — | |||||
| Viikingit | | 1 January 2008 | 31 December 2010 | 73 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 126 | 60 | +66 | 50.68 |
| MYPA | | 1 January 2011 | 31 December 2013 | 125 | 48 | 23 | 54 | 158 | 164 | −6 | 38.40 |
| Lahti | | 1 January 2014 | 1 October 2018 | 202 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 262 | 228 | +34 | 36.14 |
| HJK | | 14 July 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 41 | +0 | 41.67 |
| HJK | | 21 May 2024 | present | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 50.00 |
| Total | 460 | 176 | 128 | 156 | 632 | 552 | +80 | 38.26 | |||
Managerial honours
[edit]HJK
FC Lahti
- Finnish League Cup: 2016
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: July 2011,[8] April 2012,[9] August 2012,[10] August 2013,[11] July 2014,[12] July 2015,[13] July 2017,[14] June 2024[15]
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Year: 2012[16]
- Coach of the Month: October 2023[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Toni Korkeakunnas at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Valmennustiimi vahvistuu" (in Finnish). HJK. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009716653.html%7Cdate=13 July 2023
- ^ Toni Korkeakunnas palaa HJK:n päävalmentajaksi, hjk.fi, 20 May 2024
- ^ Toni Korkeakunnas siirtyy HJK:n miesten edustusjoukkueen päävalmentajaksi – samalla sopimus Huuhkajissa päättyy, Finnish FA, 20 May 2024
- ^ "Toni Korkeakunnas Manager profile" (in Bosnian). 24 June 2024.
- ^ Ojalalle toinen titteli peräkkäin Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Magnus Bahnesta Veikkausliigan huhtikuun pelaaja Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Pekka Sihvola elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Hongan Abdoulaye Méïté Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja Archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- ^ Henrik Moisander heinäkuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Mika Hilander Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ [1] (in Finnish)
- ^ SJK:n Jaime Moreno Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja kesäkuussa, veikkaus.fi, 5 July 2024
- ^ Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ Lokakuun valmentaja: Toni Korkeakunnas, suomenvalmentajat.fi, 6 November 2023
External links
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Media related to Toni Korkeakunnas at Wikimedia Commons