Vesa Tauriainen

Vesa Tauriainen (born 16 December 1967) is a Finnish former international footballer.[1][2]

Vesa Tauriainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-12-16) 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

Coaching career

In September 2020, Tauriainen's contract with RoPs was terminated, and he was replaced as head coach by Mikko Mannila.[3]

Personal life

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

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RoPs 1985 Mestaruussarja 00
1986 00
1987 3[lower-alpha 1]0
1988 2[lower-alpha 1]0
Total 54160050005916
Kiruna 1989 Division 1 241200002412
RoPs 1990 Futisliiga 254002[lower-alpha 2]000274
1991 31140000003114
Total 56180020005818
FC Oulu 1992 Veikkausliiga 3090000309
HJK 1993 284004[lower-alpha 3]000324
Jaro 1994 8300000083
1995 187000000187
1996 221003[lower-alpha 4]000251
Total 48110030005111
Santa Claus 1997 Kakkonen 1370000137
Lira 1998 Division 2 181100001811
RoPs 1999 Veikkausliiga 2320000232
Career total 29490001400030890
Notes
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualification, two appearances in the competition proper
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 199010
Total10
Notes

    References

    1. Vesa Tauriainen at National-Football-Teams.com
    2. Vesa Tauriainen at WorldFootball.net
    3. 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)
    4. "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.


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