Jussi Nuorela (born 11 August 1974) is a Finnish professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of VPS in the Veikkausliiga.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jussi Johan Nuorela | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VPS (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1991 | Haka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Haka | 93 | (8) |
| 1993–1995 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Groningen | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | PEC Zwolle | 49 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | MyPa | 45 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Malmö FF | 22 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Silkeborg (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Elazığspor | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Vaduz | 26 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | TPS | 44 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Inter Turku | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Finland | 20 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Inter Turku (U19) | ||
| 2012 | Espoo | ||
| 2021 | VPS (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | VPS | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nuorela began his professional career with FC Haka in the Veikkausliiga. He spent one season in the Turkish Super Lig with Elazığspor.[2] After the 2009 season he retired from professional football and started as a youth coach at FC Inter Turku.
Nuorela has made 20 appearances for the full Finland national football team, his debut coming in a friendly match against Qatar on 25 January 1994.[3]
On 18 June 2021, he was promoted to the position of the head coach of VPS in the second-tier Finnish Ykkönen.[4] He led the club to the promotion to the top-level Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2021 season.
Nuorela managed VPS to finish 3rd in the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, and thus qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers.
His son Josep Nuorela is a professional footballer playing for VPS, and his younger son Luka plays for VPS U19 youth team.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haka | 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 5 | — | — | 61 | 5 | ||||||
| Groningen | 1994–95 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Haka | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 1996–97 | Eerste Divisie | — | — | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | Eerste Divisie | — | — | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1999–2000 | Regionalliga West-Südwest | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| MyPa | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Total | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Malmö FF | 2002 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Silkeborg (loan) | 2002–03 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Elazığspor | 2003–04 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| FC Vaduz | 2004–05 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| TPS | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| PoPa | 2009 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 336 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 357 | 22 | ||
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