Mika Nurmela

Mika Nurmela
Personal information
Date of birth	26 December 1971
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1989	OLS
1990	RPallo
1991–1992	FC Haka
1993–1995	Malmö FF
1994	→ TPS (loan)
1995–1999	Emmen
1999–2003	Heerenveen
2003–2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2005	OLS
2005	HJK
2005–2006	Heracles Almelo
2006	AC Oulu
2006–2007	HJK
2008	RoPS
2009–2014	AC Oulu
International career
1987	Finland U15
1988	Finland U16
1988–1989	Finland U17
1990	Finland U19
1991–1994	Finland U21
1992–2008	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He is the assistant head coach of Finland national team. After his playing career, he also worked as the sporting director of his hometown club AC Oulu, when they played in Ykkönen. His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer.[2]

International

Nurmela was capped 71 times for the Finland national team, scoring four goals. He ended his international career in January 2008.

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nurmela goal.

List of international goals scored by Mika Nurmela[3]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2003	Shafa Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2–1	Euro 2004 qualifying
2	19 November 2003	Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–2	Friendly
3	18 March 2005	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	4–1	Friendly
4	15 November 2006	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Armenia	1–0	Euro 2008 qualifying

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