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Jarkko Wiss

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Jarkko Wiss
Wiss as head coach of Ilves in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
KuPS (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 TPV 105 (8)
1996 Jaro 25 (1)
1997–1998 HJK 52 (8)
1999 Molde 3 (0)
1999 Lillestrøm 16 (4)
2000 Moss 17 (6)
2000–2001 Stockport County 41 (6)
2002–2004 Hibernian 48 (0)
2004–2007 Tampere United 90 (16)
International career
1996–2007 Finland 45 (3)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Tampere United (sporting director)
2009 Finland U16
2011 Tampere United
2014 Finland U17
2014 Finland U18
2015 Finland U19
2016–2021 Ilves
2023 Inter Turku
2024– KuPS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jarkko Wiss (born 17 April 1972) is a Finnish football manager and a former international footballer, who will serve as the manager of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).

Player career

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As a player, he played in the position of defensive midfielder for TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, HJK and Tampere United in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, before joining Stockport County in England for a £350,000 transfer fee, as well as for Hibernian in Scotland. He was known for his powerful shots with both feet and as a hard tackler.

When playing for HJK, Wiss represented the club in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.

He has also appeared over 40 times for the Finnish national team.

Coaching career

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After retiring in 2007 at the age of 35, he worked both as a youth coach and as a sporting director for Tampere United between 2008 and 2009. He also managed the Finnish under-15 football team.

On 29 October 2010 it was announced that Wiss had succeeded the longtime head coach Ari Hjelm at Tampere United.[1] He signed a two-year contract, with an option for a two-year extension, with the club on the same day.[1][2] However, the club was banned from competition for the 2011 season.

Wiss was the manager of Finland national under-18 football team since 1 January 2014.[3]

On 6 November 2015 it was announced that Wiss is taking the head coach position at Ilves starting on 1 January 2016.[4]

On 23 September 2022, Wiss signed a contract with Inter Turku as a manager for 2023 and 2024 seasons, with an option for an additional year.[5] On 6 November 2023, after one season with the club, Wiss was fired due to a harassment incident.[6]

On 13 August 2024, it was reported in Finnish media that Wiss would start as the new manager of Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in the 2025 Veikkausliiga season.[7] Two days later, the club confirmed the future signing.[8] Tomi Erola, the CEO of KuPS, stated that the club's values were made clear for Wiss, and they think that no one should be judged definitively for a mistake, referring to an incident which led Wiss to be fired from Inter.

Career statistics

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As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TPV 1991 Kakkonen 12 1 12 1
1992 Ykkönen 20 1 20 1
1993 Veikkausliiga 25 0 25 0
1994 Veikkausliiga 23 3 23 3
1995 Veikkausliiga 25 3 2[c] 1 27 4
Total 105 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 107 9
Jaro 1996 Veikkausliiga 25 1 3[d] 0 28 1
HJK Helsinki 1997 Veikkausliiga 26 5 2[e] 0 28 5
1998 Veikkausliiga 26 3 5[f] 1 31 4
Total 52 8 0 0 0 0 7 1 59 9
Molde 1999 Tippeligaen 3 0 3 0
Lillestrøm 1999 Tippeligaen 16 4 16 4
Moss 2000 Tippeligaen 17 6 17 6
Stockport County 2000–01 First Division 30 6 3 1 1 0 34 7
2001–02 First Division 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
Total 41 6 3 1 3 0 0 0 46 7
Hibernian 2001–02 Scottish Premier League 11 0 11 0
2002–03 Scottish Premier League 24 0 0 0 1 0 25 0
2003–04 Scottish Premier League 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 48 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 49 6
Tampere United 2004 Veikkausliiga 24 4 6[d] 2 30 6
2005 Veikkausliiga 23 5 6[d] 1 29 6
2006 Veikkausliiga 24 5 4[d] 1 28 6
2007 Veikkausliiga 19 2 6[g] 1 25 3
Total 90 16 0 0 0 0 22 5 112 21
Career total 397 49 3 1 4 0 34 7 438 57
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL League Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup

Managerial statistics

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As of 1 September 2024
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD W%
Ilves Finland 1 January 2016 17 August 2021 205 96 47 62 296 245 +51 046.83
Inter Turku Finland 1 January 2023 6 November 2023 37 15 6 16 64 58 +6 040.54
Total 242 111 53 78 360 303 +57 045.87


Honours

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As a player

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Tampere United

HJK

TPV

As a manager

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wiss installed at Tampere". uefa.com. UEFA. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. ^ Jarkko Wiss, head coach of TamU Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. ^ "U18 uuteen aikaan Belgia-otteluissa" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Ilveksen uusi päävalmentaja on Jarkko Wiss" (in Finnish). YLE. 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ "JARKKO WISS KAUDEN 2022 JÄLKEEN FC INTERIN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI" [JARKKO WISS TO BE HEAD COACH OF FC INTER AFTER THE 2022 SEASON] (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ FC Inter antoi potkut Jarkko Wissille – MTV Urheilun tiedot: Ahdisteli naistyöntekijää kauden päätösjuhlassa,mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, Eetu Ikola, Antti Rämänen, 6 November 2023
  7. ^ MTV Urheilun tiedot: Kohussa ryvettynyt Jarkko Wiss on Veikkausliigan kärkiseuran uusi päävalmentaja, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, Timo Innanen, 13 August 2024
  8. ^ Jarkko Wiss ja Sixten Boströmin kanssa sopimukset kaudesta 2025, kups.fi, 15 August 2024
  9. ^ HJK:n Morelos kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  10. ^ [1] (in Finnish)
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