Tuomas Uusimäki

Tuomas Uusimäki (born 9 July 1977) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder. He was capped five times for Finland national football team during 2005–2006.

Tuomas Uusimäki
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977
Place of birth Kokkola, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
GBK
KPV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 KPV 19 (6)
1997 GBK 17 (1)
1998 Jaro 20 (0)
1999 Närpes Kraft 23 (1)
2000–2001 VPS 43 (1)
2001–2004 BK Häcken 94 (3)
2005–2006 Örgryte 45 (2)
2007 Grazer AK 11 (0)
2007–2009 KPV 60 (6)
International career
1998–1999 Finland U21 4 (0)
2005–2006 Finland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024

Club career

Uusimäki started playing in local clubs GBK and KPV in Kokkola.[1]

After playing for other Ostrobotnian clubs FF Jaro, Närpes Kraft and VPS in the second-tier Ykkönen and top-tier Veikkausliiga, Uusimäki joined BK Häcken in Sweden in 2001. He spent three seasons with Häcken before signing with Allsvenskan club Örgryte IS for the 2005 season, after the recommendation by the team's head coach Jukka Ikäläinen.[2][3][4]

On 15 January 2007, Uusimäki signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Austrian Bundesliga club Grazer AK.[5] However, due to the club's severe financial problems,[6] he terminated his contract next summer.[7] Grazer AK was later banned from participating in competitions, and eventually dissolved.

In June 2007, Uusimäki returned to Finland and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with his former club KPV.[8] He retired after the 2009 season.

International career

Uusimäki was a regular Finnish youth international, before debuting with the Finland senior national team in 2005, aged 28.

Coaching career

Later Uusimäki has worked as a youth coach in KPV.[9]

Career statistics
As of 21 February 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
KPV 1996 Kakkonen 196
GBK 1997 Ykkönen 191
Jaro 1998 Veikkausliiga 200
Närpes Kraft 1999 Ykkönen 231
VPS 2000 Veikkausliiga 281
2001 Veikkausliiga 150
Total 431
BK Häcken 2001 Allsvenskan 70
2002 Superettan 290
2003 Superettan 291
2004 Superettan 292
Total 943
Örgryte 2005 Allsvenskan 232
2006 Allsvenskan 220
Total 452
Grazer AK 2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga 110
KPV 2007 Ykkönen 172
2008 Ykkönen 182
2009 Ykkönen 252
Total 606
Career total 33420

    References
    1. Kokkolalainen Tuomas Uusimäki intoutui treenaamaan lukioikäisenä useita tunteja päivässä ja loi uran ammattijalkapalloilijana Ruotsin ja Itävallan pääsarjoissa sekä A-maajoukkueessa – "Yleensä tarvitsee vähän tuuriakin, että huipulle pääsee", Keskipohjanmaa, 13 June 2020
    2. Tuomas Uusimäki sopimukseen Örgryten kanssa, Kaleva, 20 March 2005
    3. Uusimäki siirtyy Örgryten riveihin, Yle, 20 March 2005
    4. Tuomas Uusimäki Örgryteen, Helsingin Sanomat, 19 March 2005
    5. Tuomas Uusimäki till Österrike, Svenska Yle, 15 January 2007
    6. Tuomas Uusimäen uusi seura on talousvaikeuksissa, Ilta-Sanomat, 16 January 2007
    7. Uusimäki näytillä Fredrikstadissa, Ilta-Sanomat, 29 May 2007
    8. Jalkapalloilija Uusimäki palaa kasvattajaseuraansa, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 27 June 2007
    9. Tuomas Uusimäki 06 poikien valmennukseen, kpv.fi, 13 July 2020
    10. Tuomas Uusimäki, Finnish FA
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