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.

Mika Nurmela
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-26) 26 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 OLS 36 (4)
1990 RPallo 21 (6)
1991–1992 FC Haka 65 (8)
1993–1995 Malmö FF 31 (3)
1994TPS (loan) 6 (2)
1995–1999 Emmen 122 (19)
1999–2003 Heerenveen 133 (26)
2003–2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern 28 (0)
2005 OLS 4 (0)
2005 HJK 7 (2)
2005–2006 Heracles Almelo 22 (2)
2006 AC Oulu 2 (1)
2006–2007 HJK 40 (4)
2008 RoPS 25 (1)
2009–2014 AC Oulu 126 (21)
International career
1987 Finland U15 9 (1)
1988 Finland U16 8 (3)
1988–1989 Finland U17 11 (1)
1990 Finland U19 1 (0)
1991–1994 Finland U21 19 (1)
1992–2008 Finland 71 (4)
Managerial career
2013–2014 AC Oulu (sporting director)
2015 Finland (assistant)
2017–2024 Finland (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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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[3]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Nurmela, Mika" (in German). kicker.de. 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. ^ Football PLAYER: Mika Nurmela