Jarmo Matikainen

Jarmo Matikainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-02-21) 21 February 1960
Place of birth Finland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Helsingin Ponnistus
1988 Kontulan Urheilijat
1989–1990 Helsingin Ponnistus
1991 MPS
1992–1997 Vuosaaren Viikingit

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2011.


Jarmo Matikainen (born 21 February 1960) is a Finnish football player and coach, who formerly managed the Wales women's national football team.

Matikainen made over 400 league and cup appearances in a long playing career which included a season at First division (second tier of Finnish competition) with KontU in 1988.[1] He scored nine league goals in 1987 and 12 league goals in 1990 for Helsingin Ponnistus .[2] Matikainen later player–coached Vuosaaren Viikingit from the fourth division to the second division (third level of Finnish league football).[3] Matikainen also managed his first club Helsingin Ponnistus before taking a job with the Football Association of Finland in 1999.[3][4]

Matikainen successfully coached the Finland U–17 and U–19 teams and was assistant coach of the senior team which reached the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 semi-final.[3] In August 2010 it was announced that Matikainen was to take over as Wales' first ever full-time head of national teams on 4 October 2010.[5] As well as overseeing the senior team's UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying campaign, Matikainen assumed direct responsibility for the U–17 and U–19 teams. The holder of a UEFA Pro Licence, Matikainen was also tasked by the Football Association of Wales with helping to develop an overall strategy for women's football in Wales.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Jarmo Matikainen (Manager - Wales)". She Kicks. 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  2. ↑ "Historia". Helsingin Ponnistus. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Matikainen leaves Finland for Wales". UEFA. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  4. ↑ "UEFA European Women's U19 Championship" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  5. ↑ Tony Leighton (2010-10-04). "New Wales coach Jarmo Matikainen sets sights on Euro 2013 qualification". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  6. ↑ "News - New Wales Women's Teams Manager". The Football Association of Wales. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2011-03-21.


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