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DeutschVesa Tauriainen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1985 | RoPs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | RoPs | 54 | (16) |
| 1989 | Kiruna | 24 | (12) |
| 1990–1991 | RoPs | 56 | (18) |
| 1992 | FC Oulu | 30 | (9) |
| 1993 | HJK | 28 | (4) |
| 1994–1996 | Jaro | 48 | (11) |
| 1997 | Santa Claus | 13 | (7) |
| 1998 | Lira | 18 | (11) |
| 1999 | RoPs | 23 | (2) |
| 2000 | Santa Claus | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Finland U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1990 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | MyPa (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | KooTeePee | ||
| 2012–2015 | RoPs (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Santa Claus | ||
| 2017 | Santa Claus | ||
| 2018–2019 | RoPs II | ||
| 2020 | RoPs | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vesa Tauriainen (born 16 December 1967) is a Finnish former international footballer and a football manager.[1][2]
Coaching career
[edit]In September 2020, Tauriainen's contract with RoPs was terminated, and he was replaced as head coach by Mikko Mannila.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Pasi Tauriainen and Kimmo Tauriainen, and the uncle of Jimi Tauriainen and Julius Tauriainen.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RoPs | 1985 | Mestaruussarja | – | 0 | 0 | – | ||||||
| 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 3[a] | 0 | |||||||||
| 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 2[a] | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 16 | ||
| Kiruna | 1989 | Division 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | |
| RoPs | 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | |
| Total | 56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 18 | ||
| FC Oulu | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| HJK | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Jaro | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | ||
| Santa Claus | 1997 | Kakkonen | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | |
| Lira | 1998 | Division 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | |
| RoPs | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Career total | 294 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 90 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualification, two appearances in the competition proper
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
- Notes
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Vesa Tauriainen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Vesa Tauriainen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Virtanen, Ari (15 September 2020). "RoPS vahvisti valmentajanvaihdoksen, uudeksi päävalmentajaksi yllätysnimi Klubista" [RoPS confirmed the change of coach, a surprise name from the club as the new head coach]. hs.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 December 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ "Suomalainen futislupaus solmi ammattilaissopimuksen Chelsean kanssa" [The Finnish football star signed a professional contract with Chelsea]. mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.