Jani Meriläinen (born 18 July 1974) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working for Inter Turku youth sector and for the development of goalkeeping coaching in the club.[1] [2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Goalkeeping coach | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RoPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–2000 | RoPS | 87 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Inter Turku | 20 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Närpes Kraft (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | KooTeePee | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2020 | Inter Turku (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Inter Turku (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Rovaniemi, Meriläinen started football in a local club RoPS. He played in Veikkausliiga with the RoPS first team, Inter Turku and KooTeePee. He retired as a player after the 2003 season.
Coaching career
editMeriläinen worked as a goalkeeping coach for Inter Turku during 2004–2020.[3] He was the club's sporting director in 2021–2022.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ Jani Meriläinen luomaan kasvutarinoita, fcinter.fi
- ^ Apua elämää varten – Jani Meriläinen luotsaa Interin Kasvutarinoita-projektia, Aamuset, 7 February 2021
- ^ Interin Jani Meriläinen uskoo nuoriin suomalaisvahteihin, Aamuset, 25 January 2018
- ^ Urheilutoimenjohtaja Jani Meriläisen yhteenveto kaudesta 2022, fcinter.fi
- ^ HS: Interin urheilutoimenjohtaja vaihtumassa – Jani Meriläisen aikakausi kesti vain hieman yli puolitoista vuotta, Turun Sanomat, 3 November 2022
- ^ FC Inter vaihtaa urheilutoimenjohtajaa – Meriläinen sai kuulla syrjäyttämisestään maanantaina, Helsingin Sanomat, 1 November 2022
External links
edit- Jani Meriläinen at BeSoccer