Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Tampere, Finland [1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Goalkeeping coach | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2008 | SJK | ||
2009–2011 | FC Jazz | ||
2012 | BK-46 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | ÅIFK | ||
Managerial career | |||
2012–2013 | TPS (assistant manager) | ||
2012–2013 | TPS (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2014 | Estonia U17–U23 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2015–2018 | Aspire Academy (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2015–2018 | Qatar U17 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2018–2019 | San Jose Earthquakes (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2019–2020 | Orlando Pirates (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2021–2023 | New York Red Bulls (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2023– | Feyenoord (goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jyri Nieminen (born 2 December 1987) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working as the goalkeeping coach of Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Nieminen received his UEFA A Goalkeeping license in 2016. [2]
Nieminen played for SJK, FC Jazz, BK-46, and ÅIFK in Finland, before he announced his retirement in 2013. [3]
Before his retirement from playing career, Nieminen also worked as a goalkeeping coach for BK-46 and Honka youth sector. [4]
Nieminen was also briefly an assistant manager of TPS, before he moved to Estonia in 2014 to coach the goalkeepers of the Estonian youth national teams, as a goalkeeping coordinator of Estonian FA. [5]
In February 2015, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Qatari Aspire Academy with fellow Finnish coach Jarkko Tuomisto, where he specialized in elite player development and game analysis, and the Qatar under-17 national team. [6]
After three years in Qatar, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) side San Jose Earthquakes on 25 January 2018. [7] [8] [9]
In July 2019, Nieminen signed with South African giants Orlando Pirates. [10] After approximately a year-and-a-half with the club, Nieminen announced his departure in late December 2020. [11] [12]
Nieminen returned to United States and MLS, when he was appointed the goalkeeping coach of New York Red Bulls in early 2021. [13] [14]
On 6 July 2023, the club announced that they had reached an agreement with Feyenoord on the fee for his contract, and he will depart the club. [15] In all three seasons Nieminen was in New York, the club ranked in top 5 in MLS with the least goals allowed in the league.
In July 2023, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Dutch champions Feyenoord on a three-year deal. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 2 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Tampere, Finland [1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Goalkeeping coach | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (goalkeeping coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2008 | SJK | ||
2009–2011 | FC Jazz | ||
2012 | BK-46 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | ÅIFK | ||
Managerial career | |||
2012–2013 | TPS (assistant manager) | ||
2012–2013 | TPS (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2014 | Estonia U17–U23 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2015–2018 | Aspire Academy (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2015–2018 | Qatar U17 (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2018–2019 | San Jose Earthquakes (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2019–2020 | Orlando Pirates (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2021–2023 | New York Red Bulls (goalkeeping coach) | ||
2023– | Feyenoord (goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jyri Nieminen (born 2 December 1987) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working as the goalkeeping coach of Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Nieminen received his UEFA A Goalkeeping license in 2016. [2]
Nieminen played for SJK, FC Jazz, BK-46, and ÅIFK in Finland, before he announced his retirement in 2013. [3]
Before his retirement from playing career, Nieminen also worked as a goalkeeping coach for BK-46 and Honka youth sector. [4]
Nieminen was also briefly an assistant manager of TPS, before he moved to Estonia in 2014 to coach the goalkeepers of the Estonian youth national teams, as a goalkeeping coordinator of Estonian FA. [5]
In February 2015, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Qatari Aspire Academy with fellow Finnish coach Jarkko Tuomisto, where he specialized in elite player development and game analysis, and the Qatar under-17 national team. [6]
After three years in Qatar, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) side San Jose Earthquakes on 25 January 2018. [7] [8] [9]
In July 2019, Nieminen signed with South African giants Orlando Pirates. [10] After approximately a year-and-a-half with the club, Nieminen announced his departure in late December 2020. [11] [12]
Nieminen returned to United States and MLS, when he was appointed the goalkeeping coach of New York Red Bulls in early 2021. [13] [14]
On 6 July 2023, the club announced that they had reached an agreement with Feyenoord on the fee for his contract, and he will depart the club. [15] In all three seasons Nieminen was in New York, the club ranked in top 5 in MLS with the least goals allowed in the league.
In July 2023, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Dutch champions Feyenoord on a three-year deal. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]