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Kai Nyyssönen

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Kai Nyyssönen
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-06-10) 10 June 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 KuPS 27 (6)
1992–1995 Haka 88 (13)
1995–1998 RWD Molenbeek 46 (6)
1998 Córdoba 22 (2)
1998–1999 Motherwell 3 (1)
1999–2001 Haka 76 (22)
2001–2002 Chania 8 (1)
2002 Hämeenlinna 2 (0)
2003–2004 PP-70 35 (9)
2004–2006 KuPS 24 (1)
Total 300 (57)
International career
1996–1997 Finland 2 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2009 KuPS
2015–2016 Finland U20 (assistant)
2016 Finland U19
2016–2017 Finland U20
2017–2019 Finland U18
2018–2019 Finland U19
2020–2024 Finland U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kai Nyyssönen (born 10 June 1972) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was capped twice by Finland national football team in 1996–1997. After retiring as a player, Nyyssönen became a coach.

Club career

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Born in Kuopio, Nyyssönen played club football in Finland for KuPS, Haka, Hämeenlinna and PP-70, in Belgium for RWD Molenbeek, in Spain for Córdoba, in Scotland for Motherwell (where he scored once against Dundee United),[1] and in Greece for Chania.

International career

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He also earned two caps for Finland between 1996 and 1997.

Coaching career

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Nyyssönen managed KuPS in Ykkönen and Veikkausliiga between 2007 and 2009.[2][3]

Since 2016, he was the head coach of various Finnish youth national teams.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

After working for the Football Association of Finland for 15 years, in November 2024 Nyyssönen was appointed by FIFA for their Talent Development Scheme program, as the first Finnish coach.[10]

Personal life

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His elder brother is fellow player Harri Nyyssönen.

Career statistics

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As of 7 May 2024[11][12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KuPS 1990 Veikkausliiga 1 0 1 0
1991 Veikkausliiga 26 6 26 6
Total 27 6 27 6
Haka 1992 Veikkausliiga 32 8 32 8
1992 Veikkausliiga 18 4 18 4
1994 Veikkausliiga 16 0 16 0
1995 Veikkausliiga 22 1 22 1
Total 88 13 88 13
RWD Molenbeek 1995–96 Belgian First Division 13 3 1 1 14 4
1996–97 Belgian First Division 28 3 0 0 2[b] 0 30 3
1997–98 Belgian First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 46 6 1 1 2 0 49 7
Córdoba 1998–99 Segunda División B 22 2 0 0 22 2
Motherwell 1998–99 Scottish Premier League 3 1 3 1
Haka 1999 Veikkausliiga 28 11 0 0 4[c] 1 32 12
2000 Veikkausliiga 29 7 0 0 4[c] 0 33 7
2001 Veikkausliiga 19 4 0 0 5[d] 0 24 4
Total 66 22 0 0 13 1 79 23
Chania 2001–02 Alpha Ethniki 8 1 8 1
Hämeenlinna 2002 Veikkausliiga 2 0 2 0
PP-70 2003 Ykkönen
2004 Ykkönen
Total 35 9 0 0 0 0 35 9
KuPS 2005 Veikkausliiga 16 1 16 1
2006 Veikkausliiga 8 0 8 0
Total 24 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
Career total 321 62 1 1 15 1 337 64
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b Includes UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup

Honours

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Haka

References

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  1. ^ "Motherwell 1 Dundee United 0". Sporting Life. 30 August 1998.
  2. ^ Kai Nyyssönen KuPS:n uusi päävalmentaja, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 October 2006
  3. ^ Kai Nyyssönen jatkaa KuPSin päävalmentajan, Iltalehti, 3 December 2007
  4. ^ U15-päävalmentaja Kai Nyyssönen: "Takana on antoisa leiri", Finnish FA, 9 February 2023
  5. ^ Maajoukkuevalmentajan tyly arvio: Pohjois-Savossa on vain yksi huippulahjakas juniorijalkapalloilija, Savon Sanomat, 4 December 2023
  6. ^ Kai Nyyssönen: Taitoa ei voi harjoitella liikaa, Savon Sanomat, 20 November 2016
  7. ^ Kai Nyyssönen U18-maajoukkueen päävalmentajaksi, kymppipaikka.fi, 17 October 2017
  8. ^ U19-luotsi Nyyssönen myöntää lohkon olevan haastavan, veikkausliiga.com, 7 December 2018
  9. ^ Minihuuhkajien valmentaja Kai Nyyssönen: ”Tappio otti koville”, sportti.com, 9 October 2019
  10. ^ Kai Nyyssösen pitkä ura Palloliitossa päättyy – “Tämä on ollut hieno matka”, Football Association of Finland, 30 October 2024
  11. ^ Kai Nyyssönen, national-football-teams.com
  12. ^ Kai Nyyssönen, WorldFootball
  13. ^ Kai Nyyssönen, playmakerstats.com
  14. ^ Nyyssönen, Kai, veikkausliiga.com
  15. ^ Kai Nyyssönen FC Hämeenlinnaan, Kaleva, 24 May 2002
  16. ^ Hakalle jälleen mestaruus, Yle, 28 October 2000
  17. ^ HISTORIA, fchaka.fi
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