 Korkeakunnas with FC Lahti | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| TP-Seinäjoki | |||
| VPS | |||
| PK-35 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2002 | IF Gnistan | ||
| 2003–2004 | FC Hämeenlinna | ||
| 2007 | IF Gnistan | ||
| 2008–2010 | FC Viikingit | ||
| 2008–2010 | Finland U19 | ||
| 2011–2013 | MYPA | ||
| 2014–2018 | FC Lahti | ||
| 2022 | HJK (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | HJK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Toni Korkeakunnas (born 15 May 1968) is a Finnish football manager and a former player, who currently works as a head coach of Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Playing career
Korkeakunnas played for eight different Finnish clubs in a career which spanned 19 years, including spells at VPS and HIFK. He holds a master's in Learning Theory, and has taught as an elementary school teacher.
Coaching career
On 23 November 2021, Korkeakunnas signed a contract to join HJK as an assistant coach for the 2022 season.[2]
On 13 July 2023, HJK sacked Toni Koskela following a poor run of form, and appointed Korkeakunnas manager for the rest of the 2023 season. Korkeakunnas also works in Markku Kanerva’s Finland National Team coaching staff. [3] Korkeakunnas led HJK to the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage, and won the fourth straight Veikkausliiga title for the club in 2023.
Honours
Club
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: Champions 2023
References
- ↑ Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Valmennustiimi vahvistuu" (in Finnish). HJK. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009716653.html%7Cdate=13 July 2023
External links
Media related to Toni Korkeakunnas at Wikimedia Commons