Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder or winger.[1] He was most recently the assistant head coach of Finland national team.

After his playing career, he also worked as the sporting director of his hometown club AC Oulu, when they played in Ykkönen in 2010s.

International

Nurmela was capped 71 times for the Finland national team, scoring four goals. He ended his international career in January 2008.

Personal life

His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer who plays for OLS.[2]

Career statistics

Club

[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OLS Oulu 1988 Kakkonen 15 3 – – 15 3
1989 Kakkonen 21 1 – – 21 1
Total 36 4 0 0 0 0 36 4
Rauman Pallo 1990 Kakkonen 21 6 – – 21 6
Haka 1991 Veikkausliiga 33 5 – – 33 5
1992 Veikkausliiga 32 3 – – 32 3
Total 65 8 0 0 0 0 65 8
Malmö FF 1993 Allsvenskan 16 3 – 1[b] 0 17 3
1994 Allsvenskan 5 0 – – 5 0
1995 Allsvenskan 10 0 – 0 0 10 0
Total 31 3 0 0 1 0 32 3
TPS (loan) 1994 Veikkausliiga 6 2 – – 6 2
Emmen 1995–96 Eerste Divisie 25 5 0 0 – 25 5
1996–97 Eerste Divisie 34 4 0 0 – 34 4
1997–98 Eerste Divisie 31 7 1 0 – 32 7
1998–99 Eerste Divisie 38 3 4 2 – 42 5
Total 128 19 5 2 0 0 133 21
Heerenveen 1999–00 Eredivisie 34 8 2 0 4[b] 0 40 8
2000–01 Eredivisie 33 5 1 0 6[c] 0 40 5
2001–02 Eredivisie 34 4 2 1 4[b] 1 40 6
2002–03 Eredivisie 32 9 2 0 2[d] 0 36 9
Total 133 26 7 1 16 1 156 28
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2003–04 Bundesliga 21 0 0 0 2[d] 0 23 0
2004–05 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 – 8 0
Total 28 0 1 0 2 0 31 0
OLS Oulu 2005 Ykkönen 2 0 – – 2 0
HJK Helsinki 2005 Veikkausliiga 7 2 – – 7 2
Heracles Almelo 2005–06 Eredivisie 24 2 0 0 – 24 2
AC Oulu 2006 Ykkönen 4 0 – – 4 0
HJK Helsinki 2006 Veikkausliiga 15 2 – 2[d] 0 17 2
2007 Veikkausliiga 25 2 – 3[d] 0 28 2
Total 40 4 0 0 5 0 45 4
RoPS 2008 Veikkausliiga 25 1 – – 25 1
AC Oulu 2009 Ykkönen 26 4 – – 26 4
2010 Veikkausliiga 25 6 – – 25 6
2011 Ykkönen 24 5 2 0 – 26 5
2012 Ykkönen 25 3 2 0 – 27 3
2013 Ykkönen 26 3 1 0 – 27 3
2014 Ykkönen 27 4 2 0 – 29 4
Total 153 25 7 0 0 0 160 25
Career total 603 102 20 3 24 1 647 106
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Suomen Cup and Finnish League Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Cup

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nurmela goal.
List of international goals scored by Mika Nurmela[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2003 Shafa Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 2–1 Euro 2004 qualifying
2 19 November 2003 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–2 Friendly
3 18 March 2005 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 4–1 Friendly
4 15 November 2006 Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Armenia 1–0 Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Nurmela, Mika" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. ^ "RoPS signs a 1-year contract with Anselmi Nurmela - Football Finland". www.football-finland.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ Mika Nurmela at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ Football PLAYER: Mika Nurmela
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Nurmela
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