Kim Raimi

Kim Raimi playing for HIFK in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-02-25) 25 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	PK-35 (manager)
Youth career
1990–1999	KäPa
2000	HIFK
2001–2002	PK-35
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2003–2006	PK-35	70	(4)
2007–2008	Viikingit	10	(0)
2009–2016	PK-35 Vantaa	124	(10)
2017	HIFK	15	(0)
2018	PK-35	6	(2)
International career
2003	Finland U18	2	(0)
Managerial career
2017–2020	PK-35 (assistant)
2021–	PK-35
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Kim Raimi (born 25 February 1985) is a Finnish football manager and a former player. He is currently working as the manager of PK-35 in Ykkösliiga, having previously worked for the team as an assistant coach. During his playing career, he played mainly as a centre back for Helsinki-based clubs, and captained PK-35 Vantaa until the club's bankruptcy.

Early career

Born in Helsinki, Raimi played in the youth sectors of local clubs Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) during 1990–1999, HIFK in 2000 and PK-35 during 2001-2002.

Club career

PK-35

He started his senior career with his former youth team PK-35 in 2003, when the club competed in the third-tier Kakkonen. For the 2005 season, PK were promoted to the second-tier Ykkönen and Raimi stayed with the team.

Viikingit

In the early 2007, he signed with newly promoted FC Viikingit in the first-tier Veikkausliiga, but due to injury he made only seven appearances in the league during the 2007 season. ^[1] After the relegation, he stayed with Viikingit in Ykkönen.

PK-35 Vantaa

In 2009, Raimi joined new Ykkönen club PK-35 Vantaa, the new first team of his former club PK-35, which detached and relocated to Myyrmäki, Vantaa. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Raimi established himself in the division becoming an integral part of the team's defense, but despite rumours he did not join any Veikkausliiga club. He was also named the team captain. Eventually PK-35 Vantaa won a promotion to Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season, with the head coach Shefki Kuqi. ^{[5] [6]} At the end of the season after financial problems, the club were relegated and ultimately declared for bankruptcy. Raimi had terminated his contract with the club in September 2016. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

HIFK

For the 2017 season, Raimi signed with Veikkausliiga club HIFK under the head coach Antti Muurinen. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Return to PK-35

Raimi ended his playing career in 2018 in the fourth-tier Kolmonen with his former team PK-35. The club had continued operations in Pihlajamäki, Helsinki, after the dissolvement of their Vantaa-section, and gained the division spot of their former reserve team.

Coaching career

PK-35

Already before retiring as a player, Raimi started to work as an assistant coach of PK-35. Since the start of the 2021 Ykkönen season, he is the manager of the club's first team. ^{[14] [15]} Raimi led PK-35 to win a promotion to the new second-tier Ykkösliiga for the inaugural 2024 season, after winning the promotion play-offs in the late 2023. ^{[16] [17]}

Career statistics

As of 14 May 2024 ^[18]

Managerial statistics

As of 14 May 2024

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%
PK-35		1 January 2021	present	106	49	24	33	187	161	+26	046.23
Total				106	49	24	33	187	161	+26	046.23

References

External links

• Kim Raimi at Soccerway
• Kim Raimi at WorldFootball.net
• Finnish FA stats
• Veikkausliiga stats