Jussi Nuorela

Jussi Nuorela
Personal information
Full name	Jussi Johan Nuorela
Date of birth	11 August 1974 (age 50)
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
1991–1996	Haka
1993–1995	PSV
1993–1995	EVV Eindhoven
1994–1995	Groningen
1993–1995	Twente
1996–1999	PEC Zwolle
1999–2000	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2000–2001	MyPa
2002–2003	Malmö FF
2002	→ Silkeborg (loan)
2003–2004	Elazığspor
2004–2005	Vaduz
2005–2007	TPS
2008–2009	Inter Turku
International career
1994–2003	Finland
Managerial career
2008–2011	Inter Turku (U19)
2012	Espoo
2021	VPS (assistant)
2021–	VPS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Club career

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.

International career

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]

Coaching career

Nuorela has worked as a U19 coach for Inter Turku and the head coach of FC Espoo.

On 18 June 2021, Nuorela was promoted to the position of the head coach of Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in the Finnish second-tier Ykkönen.^[4] He led the club to the promotion to the top-level Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2021 season.

In the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Nuorela led VPS to the record-tying streak of 12 victories,^[5] and managed the club to finish 3rd in the league and thus qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. He was named the Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month in three consecutive times in July, August and September 2023, and ultimately he was named the Manager of the Year.

Personal life

His son Josep Nuorela is a professional footballer playing for VPS, and his younger son Luka plays for VPS U19 youth team.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Other		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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
EVV Eindhoven (loan)	1993–94	Eerste Divisie	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Groningen	1994–95	Eredivisie	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	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
Twente	1996–97	Eerste Divisie	9	1			—		—		9	1
PEC Zwolle	1997–98	Eredivisie	23	1			—		—		23	1
	1998–99	Eerste Divisie	11	0	1	0	5	0	—		17	0
	Total		34	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	40	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			344	20	8	2	7	0	6	0	365	22

^ Includes Suomen Cup, KNVB Beker, DFB-Pokal and Liechtenstein Football Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c Includes UEFA Cup

Managerial

As of 1 October 2024

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%
VPS		18 June 2021	present	130	63	21	46	237	175	+62	048.5
Total				130	63	21	46	237	175	+62	048.46

Managerial achievements

VPS

Veikkausliiga: 2023 3rd place
Ykkönen: 2021

Individual

Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023^[7]
Veikkausliiga Coach of the Year: 2023^[8]
Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: July 2023, August 2023,^[9] October 2023^[10]

References

^ "NUORELA Jussi". Veikkausliiga.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
^ "JUSSI JOHAN NUORELA". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
^ "International Matches 1994 - Intercontinental, January–April". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
^ "Jussi Nuorela Vaasan Palloseuran päävalmentajaksi" (in Finnish). VPS. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ VPS:n jättimäinen voittoputki katkesi viimein, Helsingin Sanomat, 29 September 2023
^ Vaasassa kiertää ilkeitä huhuja VPS:n Nuoreloista – ”Henkilökohtaiset suhteet eivät pääse vaikuttamaan”, ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 9 June 2021
^ Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
^ VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
^ Jussi Nuorela valittu Veikkausliigan lokakuun valmentajaksi
^ Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja

External links

Jussi Nuorela at National-Football-Teams.com

[7] Includes Suomen Cup, KNVB Beker, DFB-Pokal and Liechtenstein Football Cup

[uc-8] Includes UEFA Cup

[1] "NUORELA Jussi". Veikkausliiga.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2008.

[2] "JUSSI JOHAN NUORELA". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2008.

[3] "International Matches 1994 - Intercontinental, January–April". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2008.

[4] "Jussi Nuorela Vaasan Palloseuran päävalmentajaksi" (in Finnish). VPS. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[5] VPS:n jättimäinen voittoputki katkesi viimein, Helsingin Sanomat, 29 September 2023

[6] Vaasassa kiertää ilkeitä huhuja VPS:n Nuoreloista – ”Henkilökohtaiset suhteet eivät pääse vaikuttamaan”, ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 9 June 2021

[9] Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023

[10] VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023

[11] Jussi Nuorela valittu Veikkausliigan lokakuun valmentajaksi

[12] Tässä on Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja

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