| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1962-12-09) 9 December 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Sipoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 | TPS | 131 | (36) |
| 1986–1987 | Ilves | 42 | (5) |
| 1988 | TPS | 26 | (4) |
| 1989 | First Vienna | 14 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | TPS | 40 | (1) |
| 1991 | LTU | ||
| 1992 | Ponteva Turku | ||
| 1993 | TPS | 28 | (1) |
| 1994 | Oxelösund | ||
| 1995–1996 | Kupittaan Allianssi | 24 | (18) |
| 1996 | VPS | 9 | (0) |
| 1997 | Kupittan Allianssi | 18 | (5) |
| 1998 | VPS | 25 | (2) |
| 2000 | SalPa | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Åbo IFK | 6 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Finland U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 1981 | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Finland U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Finland | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | VPS (assistant) | ||
| 1999 | VPS | ||
| 2000–2001 | SalPa | ||
| 2004–2006 | Finland U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Finland U18 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Finland U16 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U17 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Finland U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kimmo Lipponen (born 9 December 1962) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped six times for the Finland national team between 1983 and 1984. Lipponen made 301 appearances in Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga, scoring 49 goals. He spent the majority of his career with his former youth club TPS.1 Besides in his native Finland, Lipponen played for First Vienna in Austrian Bundesliga and Oxelösund in Sweden.
After his playing career, Lipponen worked as a coach. In 1999, he briefly served as the manager of VPS in Veikkausliiga after the dismissal of Sören Cratz.2 Later he has worked for the Football Association of Finland and coached various Finnish youth national teams.345
His brother Mika Lipponen is also a former Finnish international footballer.
References
References
- Kimmo Lipponen siirtyy Turun Allianssista Vaasan Palloseuraan, Helsingin Sanomat‚ 2 July 1996
- VPS vaihtoi Cratzin Lipposeen, Yle, 29 June 1999
- Laurikainen ja Lipponen poikamaajoukkuevalmentajiksi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 1 October 2009
- Tanska ei ole Suomelle mahdoton vastus – mutta yksi pelaaja voi sitä olla, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 11 July 2022
- Palloliitto reagoi: Kimmo Lipposelle kenkää U19-kotikisojen alla, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 3 March 2018
External links
External links
- Kimmo Lipponen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kimmo Lipponen at WorldFootball.net
- Kimmo Lipponen at Veikkausliiga