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Mixu Paatelainen

May 04, 2023

Mika-Matti Petteri Paatelainen (born 3 February 1967) is a Finnish former professional football player and the head coach of Veikkausliiga club HIFK.[2] He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team, which makes him Finland's all time thirteenth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer. He is the eldest of three brothers, all of whom have played professional football. Their father Matti was also a Finnish international.

Mixu Paatelainen
Mixu Paatelainen
Personal information
Full name Mika-Matti Petteri Paatelainen[1]
Date of birth (1967-02-03) 3 February 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Valkeakosken Haka 48 (18)
1987–1992 Dundee United 133 (33)
1992–1994 Aberdeen 75 (23)
1994–1997 Bolton Wanderers 69 (15)
1997–1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 (0)
1998–2001 Hibernian 93 (32)
2001–2002 RC Strasbourg 7 (0)
2002–2003 Hibernian 24 (7)
2003–2004 St Johnstone 33 (11)
2004–2005 St Mirren 16 (4)
2005 Cowdenbeath 1 (0)
Total 522 (143)
International career
1989–2000 Finland 70 (18)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Cowdenbeath
2006–2007 TPS
2008–2009 Hibernian
2010–2011 Kilmarnock
2011–2015 Finland
2015–2016 Dundee United
2018 Ubon UMT United
2018 Latvia
2019–2021 Hong Kong
2022 HIFK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paatelainen had a 20-year playing career, playing for nine clubs in four countries. Most of his career was spent in the Scottish leagues, with Dundee United, Aberdeen, Hibernian, St Johnstone and St Mirren. He also played for Valkeakosken Haka in Finland, Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers in England and RC Strasbourg in France. While at Bolton, Paatelainen became the first Finn to play in the Premier League.

After retiring as a player in 2005, Paatelainen became manager of Scottish club Cowdenbeath, where he helped the club win the championship of Scottish Football League Third Division and earn a promotion. After a season coaching in his native Finland with TPS, Paatelainen returned to Scotland as manager of Hibernian. He left that position by mutual consent after 18 months. After a year out of the game, Paatelainen was appointed manager of Kilmarnock. He was Kilmarnock manager for less than one season, but enjoyed personal success during that time. He was appointed manager of the Finland national team in March 2011, a position he held until June 2015. He was appointed as Dundee United manager in October 2015, parting company with the club in May 2016 after their relegation to the Scottish Championship.[3] He has subsequently managed Ubon United in Thailand, and the national teams of Latvia and Hong Kong.

Club career

Paatelainen made his debut for Valkeakosken Haka in 1985. He played 48 league matches for Haka, scoring 18 goals. During his debut season, Haka won the Finnish Cup, the only honour of the club during his time there.

In October 1987, Scottish Premier Division club Dundee United signed him for a £100,000 transfer fee. He scored on his debut a day later and quickly established himself as a first team regular, scoring 11 goals in his first season, including four goals in a 7–0 rout of Morton in April 1988. Paatelainen also helped Dundee United reach the Scottish Cup Final in May 1988, although had to settle for a runners-up medal as United lost 2–1 to Celtic. He was the club's top scorer for the following two seasons, and in total scored 47 times in 173 matches for United.[4]

In March 1992, he transferred to Aberdeen for £400,000. During the three seasons he stayed there, he scored 23 goals in 75 matches.[4] Paatelainen played in two cup finals during his time at Pittodrie, but lost to Rangers in October 1992 in the League Cup Final and in May 1993 lost to the same opposition in the Scottish Cup Final.[5][6]

Paatelainen transferred in 1994 to English club Bolton Wanderers. The team was promoted to the Premier League in his first season with the club, which then meant that Paatelainen became the first Finnish footballer to play in the Premier League (as the old First Division had been rebranded in 1992). He played a crucial part in the promotion triumph, putting Bolton 3–2 ahead in their playoff final clash with Reading in extra time on their way to a 4–3 victory which ended a 15-year exile from the top flight.

Paatelainen also played in the 1995 League Cup Final, in which Wanderers were beaten 2–1 by Liverpool. He was unable to keep Bolton in the Premier League in 1995–96, although they did return the next season by winning the Division One title with 100 goals and 98 points. He then played for Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1997–98 season. He failed to score for Wolves in the league but scored four times in their FA Cup run, with goals against Darlington (two),[7] Charlton Athletic[8] and Wimbledon.[9] He also scored once in the League Cup, against Queens Park Rangers.[10]

After his spell in Wolverhampton, Paatelainen decided to return to Scotland in the summer of 1998; this time signing for Edinburgh club Hibernian. Hibs had been relegated the previous season, and Paatelainen's twelve goals in his first season helped his side get promotion back to the top division in Scotland.[11] He is fondly remembered by Hibernian supporters for his hat-trick in a 6–2 victory over Edinburgh derby rivals Heart of Midlothian on 22 October 2000.[12] Paatelainien's appearance for Hibs in their 2001 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Celtic meant that he became the first player to play in the Scottish Cup final with three clubs. Despite this, Paatelainien never collected a winners medal in the competition.[13] Paatelainen left Hibs in 2001 to sign for French club Strasbourg. He then returned to Hibs for one season, where he combined his playing duties with coaching the youths.[11]

In 2003, he transferred to St Johnstone, when Hibs no longer wished to extend his contract,[14] also acting as an assistant manager. Paatelainen only stayed with St Johnstone for one season. Paatelainen then transferred to St Mirren, where he also served as an assistant manager. This was his last club. During his playing career Paatelainen scored 143 league goals.

International career

Paatelainen played 70 matches for Finland, scoring 18 goals. He played his first international match on 9 September 1986, against East Germany.[15] One of his feats in the national team was scoring four goals in a single match against San Marino, which stands as a record number of goals in one match for Finland. He retired from international football in 2000.[16] In addition to his appearances for the senior national team, Paatelainen also played eight matches each for the Finland under-21s and the under-19s.

Coaching career

Cowdenbeath

Having previously worked as a coach while still playing for St Johnstone and St Mirren, Paatelainen was appointed full-time manager of Scottish Third Division part-time football team Cowdenbeath in August 2005. In his first season, he guided the Blue Brazil to their first league title in 67 years. He signed his brothers Markus and Mikko for the club.

TPS

On 21 October 2006, Paatelainen resigned as manager of Cowdenbeath to join Finnish club TPS. He guided TPS to third place and UEFA Intertoto Cup qualification in what was to be his only season in charge.

Hibernian

Paatelainen was linked with the managerial vacancy at former club Hibernian in December 2007, and he was appointed on 10 January 2008.[17] He commented upon taking the job that he wanted to make Hibs play a bit more direct, which he later claimed was misinterpreted as him wanting to play a long ball game.[citation needed] Paatelainen took the Hibs job at a time when they had only won one of their previous ten games and had slipped into the bottom half of the Scottish Premier League. Hibs’ results initially improved under Paatelainen and the club secured a place in the top half of the league.[12]

During the 2008–09 season, Paatelainen came under increasing pressure from Hibs fans[18] due to poor results and his favouring of a 4–3–3 system.[19] Paatelainen eventually abandoned 4–3–3 in favour of a more orthodox 4–4–2 system.[20] He was criticised by Abdessalam Benjelloun, who accused Paatelainen of favouring outdated long ball tactics.[20] Paatelainen responded by saying that Benjelloun was "frustrated" at not being a regular pick for club or country.[20] A poor run of results early in 2009 led to many Hibs supporters calling for Paatelainen to be sacked,[18][21] but he did manage to lead the team into the top half of the league again. Paatelainen was also praised by the media for his tactical approach in winning the last Edinburgh derby of the season,[22] but he left the job by mutual consent at the end of May after a disappointing season.[12]

Kilmarnock

After a year out of the game, Paatelainen was appointed manager of Kilmarnock on 23 June 2010.[23] Paatelainen has earned plaudits from the Scottish media for his early work with Kilmarnock.[24] In November 2010, he was linked with the head coach position of the Finland national football team.[24][25] Paatelainen won the manager of the month award for December 2010, as Kilmarnock continued their good start with two league wins, against Hibernian and Inverness CT, and a draw at Celtic Park.[26] Kilmarnock offered him a long-term contract in March 2011, in an attempt to frustrate interest in Paatelainen from Scunthorpe United.[27] The approach from Scunthorpe was rejected by Paatelainen, but soon afterwards he accepted an offer from Finland.[28] Despite having left Kilmarnock in March, Paatelainen won the SFWA Manager of the Year award for the 2010–11 season.[29]

Finland national team

Following a bad start by Finland in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying and their decline in the FIFA World Rankings from 33 to 86, head coach Stuart Baxter was sacked.[30][31] Paatelainen was appointed as the new Finland head coach on 31 March 2011.[28] His first match as a head coach was a 1–0 away win against San Marino on 3 June,[32] but Finland then suffered a 5–0 defeat by Sweden in his second game.[33] Both matches were part of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying process.

Paatelainen's deal with the Finnish Football Association extended to 2016, covering not only the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers but also the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[32] As Finland was already eliminated from UEFA Euro 2012, Paatelainen's task was to renew the national team and try to qualify for one or more of the tournaments during his projected tenure as Finland's head coach.[34] On 14 June 2015 Paatelainen was sacked following his fourth defeat in a row during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

Dundee United

Paatelainen was announced as the new head coach of Dundee United in October 2015, having signed a contract until 2018. His first match in charge of the club was a 1–0 defeat to Hearts at Tannadice.[35] He was unable to prevent the side from relegation, which was confirmed by a Dundee derby defeat on 2 May 2016, and he left United two days later.[3]

Latvia national team

Paatelainen was appointed head coach of the Latvia national team in May 2018.[36] On 4 December, he announced that he won't continue as the head coach of the team after his contract expires at the end of the month.[37]

Hong Kong national team

Paatelainen was appointed as the head coach of the Hong Kong representative team in April 2019 on a two-year contract, succeeding Gary White.[38] After a dismal campaign having only achieved a win from twelve games in charge, Mixu's contract was not renewed.

HIFK

After his contract with the Hong Kong national football team was not renewed, Mixu was appointed manager of Finnish club HIFK for the 2022 season. However after the club's relegation, Mixu was sacked having only obtained a single win during the season. [39]

In popular culture

Paatelainen's time at Bolton Wanderers led to him being mentioned in the comedy show Phoenix Nights, which was set in the Bolton area.[40] This happened when the doormen Max & Paddy drunkenly made a prank call to their boss Brian Potter, claiming that Paatelainen worked at the Coroner's office in Bolton and that the club was on fire.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[41][42][43]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Haka 1985 Mestaruussarja 11 5 * * — — 11 5
1986 19 6 * * — — 19 6
1987 18 7 * * — — 18 7
Total 48 18 — — 48 18
Dundee United 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division 19 9 6 2 0 0 — 25 11
1988–89 33 10 6 4 3 3 3 0 45 17
1989–90 31 7 2 1 2 0 3 1 38 9
1990–91 20 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 26 1
1991–92 30 6 2 1 3 2 0 0 35 9
Total 133 33 17 8 10 5 9 1 169 47
Aberdeen 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 — 6 1
1992–93 33 16 6 1 2 3 — 41 20
1993–94 36 6 3 0 2 0 3 1 44 7
Total 75 23 9 1 4 3 3 1 91 28
Bolton Wanderers 1994–95 First Division 44 12 1 0 8 2 — 53 14
1995–96 Premier League 15 1 1 0 1 0 — 17 1
1996–97 First Division 10 2 0 0 0 0 — 10 2
Total 69 15 2 0 9 2 — 80 17
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1997–98 First Division 23 0 5 4 5 1 — 33 5
Hibernian 1998–99 Scottish First Division 26 12 2 0 0 0 — 28 12
1999–2000 Scottish Premier League 31 9 4 1 0 0 — 35 10
2000–01 36 11 5 1 2 0 — 43 12
Total 93 32 11 2 2 0 0 0 106 34
Strasbourg 2001–02 Division 2 7 0 * * * * 1 0 8 0
Hibernian 2002–03 Scottish Premier League 24 7 3 0 2 0 — 29 7
St Johnstone 2003–04 Scottish First Division 33 11 1 0 3 2 — 37 13
St Mirren 2004–05 Scottish First Division 16 4 0 0 1 1 — 17 5
Career total 521 143 48 15 36 14 13 2 618 174
  • Asterisk (*) indicates that more matches and goals may yet emerge as cup records are investigated.

International goals

[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 October 2022
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Cowdenbeath   1 July 2005 1 October 2006 51 29 7 15 111 62 +49 056.86
TPS   1 October 2006 10 January 2008 34 15 5 14 57 41 +16 044.12
Hibernian   10 January 2008 29 May 2009 62 19 18 25 68 74 −6 030.65
Kilmarnock   23 June 2010 31 March 2011 34 15 6 13 55 44 +11 044.12
Finland   31 March 2011 15 June 2015 44 17 9 18 59 62 −3 038.64
Dundee United   14 October 2015 4 May 2016 30 8 4 18 33 52 −19 026.67
Ubon UMT United   13 January 2018 22 April 2018 11 2 1 8 12 18 −6 018.18
Latvia   10 May 2018 4 December 2018 9 1 5 3 5 10 −5 011.11
Hong Kong   9 April 2019 30 June 2021 12 1 2 9 4 24 −20 008.33
HIFK   17 April 2022 5 October 2022 22 1 5 16 17 61 −44 004.55
Total 309 108 62 139 421 448 −27 034.95

Honours

Player

Valkeakosken Haka

Bolton Wanderers

Hibernian

Manager

Cowdenbeath

Latvia

Individual

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mixu, paatelainen, mika, matti, petteri, paatelainen, born, february, 1967, finnish, former, professional, football, player, head, coach, veikkausliiga, club, hifk, scored, goals, appearances, finnish, national, team, which, makes, finland, time, thirteenth, m. Mika Matti Petteri Paatelainen born 3 February 1967 is a Finnish former professional football player and the head coach of Veikkausliiga club HIFK 2 He scored 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Finnish national team which makes him Finland s all time thirteenth most capped player and fifth top goalscorer He is the eldest of three brothers all of whom have played professional football Their father Matti was also a Finnish international Mixu PaatelainenMixu PaatelainenPersonal informationFull nameMika Matti Petteri Paatelainen 1 Date of birth 1967 02 03 3 February 1967 age 56 Place of birthHelsinki FinlandHeight1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Position s StrikerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1985 1987Valkeakosken Haka48 18 1987 1992Dundee United133 33 1992 1994Aberdeen75 23 1994 1997Bolton Wanderers69 15 1997 1998Wolverhampton Wanderers23 0 1998 2001Hibernian93 32 2001 2002RC Strasbourg7 0 2002 2003Hibernian24 7 2003 2004St Johnstone33 11 2004 2005St Mirren16 4 2005Cowdenbeath1 0 Total522 143 International career1989 2000Finland70 18 Managerial career2005 2006Cowdenbeath2006 2007TPS2008 2009Hibernian2010 2011Kilmarnock2011 2015Finland2015 2016Dundee United2018Ubon UMT United2018Latvia2019 2021Hong Kong2022HIFK Club domestic league appearances and goalsPaatelainen had a 20 year playing career playing for nine clubs in four countries Most of his career was spent in the Scottish leagues with Dundee United Aberdeen Hibernian St Johnstone and St Mirren He also played for Valkeakosken Haka in Finland Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers in England and RC Strasbourg in France While at Bolton Paatelainen became the first Finn to play in the Premier League After retiring as a player in 2005 Paatelainen became manager of Scottish club Cowdenbeath where he helped the club win the championship of Scottish Football League Third Division and earn a promotion After a season coaching in his native Finland with TPS Paatelainen returned to Scotland as manager of Hibernian He left that position by mutual consent after 18 months After a year out of the game Paatelainen was appointed manager of Kilmarnock He was Kilmarnock manager for less than one season but enjoyed personal success during that time He was appointed manager of the Finland national team in March 2011 a position he held until June 2015 He was appointed as Dundee United manager in October 2015 parting company with the club in May 2016 after their relegation to the Scottish Championship 3 He has subsequently managed Ubon United in Thailand and the national teams of Latvia and Hong Kong Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Coaching career 3 1 Cowdenbeath 3 2 TPS 3 3 Hibernian 3 4 Kilmarnock 3 5 Finland national team 3 6 Dundee United 3 7 Latvia national team 3 8 Hong Kong national team 3 9 HIFK 4 In popular culture 5 Career statistics 5 1 Club 5 2 International goals 6 Managerial statistics 7 Honours 7 1 Player 7 2 Manager 8 References 9 External linksClub career EditPaatelainen made his debut for Valkeakosken Haka in 1985 He played 48 league matches for Haka scoring 18 goals During his debut season Haka won the Finnish Cup the only honour of the club during his time there In October 1987 Scottish Premier Division club Dundee United signed him for a 100 000 transfer fee He scored on his debut a day later and quickly established himself as a first team regular scoring 11 goals in his first season including four goals in a 7 0 rout of Morton in April 1988 Paatelainen also helped Dundee United reach the Scottish Cup Final in May 1988 although had to settle for a runners up medal as United lost 2 1 to Celtic He was the club s top scorer for the following two seasons and in total scored 47 times in 173 matches for United 4 In March 1992 he transferred to Aberdeen for 400 000 During the three seasons he stayed there he scored 23 goals in 75 matches 4 Paatelainen played in two cup finals during his time at Pittodrie but lost to Rangers in October 1992 in the League Cup Final and in May 1993 lost to the same opposition in the Scottish Cup Final 5 6 Paatelainen transferred in 1994 to English club Bolton Wanderers The team was promoted to the Premier League in his first season with the club which then meant that Paatelainen became the first Finnish footballer to play in the Premier League as the old First Division had been rebranded in 1992 He played a crucial part in the promotion triumph putting Bolton 3 2 ahead in their playoff final clash with Reading in extra time on their way to a 4 3 victory which ended a 15 year exile from the top flight Paatelainen also played in the 1995 League Cup Final in which Wanderers were beaten 2 1 by Liverpool He was unable to keep Bolton in the Premier League in 1995 96 although they did return the next season by winning the Division One title with 100 goals and 98 points He then played for Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1997 98 season He failed to score for Wolves in the league but scored four times in their FA Cup run with goals against Darlington two 7 Charlton Athletic 8 and Wimbledon 9 He also scored once in the League Cup against Queens Park Rangers 10 After his spell in Wolverhampton Paatelainen decided to return to Scotland in the summer of 1998 this time signing for Edinburgh club Hibernian Hibs had been relegated the previous season and Paatelainen s twelve goals in his first season helped his side get promotion back to the top division in Scotland 11 He is fondly remembered by Hibernian supporters for his hat trick in a 6 2 victory over Edinburgh derby rivals Heart of Midlothian on 22 October 2000 12 Paatelainien s appearance for Hibs in their 2001 Scottish Cup Final defeat by Celtic meant that he became the first player to play in the Scottish Cup final with three clubs Despite this Paatelainien never collected a winners medal in the competition 13 Paatelainen left Hibs in 2001 to sign for French club Strasbourg He then returned to Hibs for one season where he combined his playing duties with coaching the youths 11 In 2003 he transferred to St Johnstone when Hibs no longer wished to extend his contract 14 also acting as an assistant manager Paatelainen only stayed with St Johnstone for one season Paatelainen then transferred to St Mirren where he also served as an assistant manager This was his last club During his playing career Paatelainen scored 143 league goals International career EditPaatelainen played 70 matches for Finland scoring 18 goals He played his first international match on 9 September 1986 against East Germany 15 One of his feats in the national team was scoring four goals in a single match against San Marino which stands as a record number of goals in one match for Finland He retired from international football in 2000 16 In addition to his appearances for the senior national team Paatelainen also played eight matches each for the Finland under 21s and the under 19s Coaching career EditCowdenbeath Edit Having previously worked as a coach while still playing for St Johnstone and St Mirren Paatelainen was appointed full time manager of Scottish Third Division part time football team Cowdenbeath in August 2005 In his first season he guided the Blue Brazil to their first league title in 67 years He signed his brothers Markus and Mikko for the club TPS Edit On 21 October 2006 Paatelainen resigned as manager of Cowdenbeath to join Finnish club TPS He guided TPS to third place and UEFA Intertoto Cup qualification in what was to be his only season in charge Hibernian Edit Paatelainen was linked with the managerial vacancy at former club Hibernian in December 2007 and he was appointed on 10 January 2008 17 He commented upon taking the job that he wanted to make Hibs play a bit more direct which he later claimed was misinterpreted as him wanting to play a long ball game citation needed Paatelainen took the Hibs job at a time when they had only won one of their previous ten games and had slipped into the bottom half of the Scottish Premier League Hibs results initially improved under Paatelainen and the club secured a place in the top half of the league 12 During the 2008 09 season Paatelainen came under increasing pressure from Hibs fans 18 due to poor results and his favouring of a 4 3 3 system 19 Paatelainen eventually abandoned 4 3 3 in favour of a more orthodox 4 4 2 system 20 He was criticised by Abdessalam Benjelloun who accused Paatelainen of favouring outdated long ball tactics 20 Paatelainen responded by saying that Benjelloun was frustrated at not being a regular pick for club or country 20 A poor run of results early in 2009 led to many Hibs supporters calling for Paatelainen to be sacked 18 21 but he did manage to lead the team into the top half of the league again Paatelainen was also praised by the media for his tactical approach in winning the last Edinburgh derby of the season 22 but he left the job by mutual consent at the end of May after a disappointing season 12 Kilmarnock Edit After a year out of the game Paatelainen was appointed manager of Kilmarnock on 23 June 2010 23 Paatelainen has earned plaudits from the Scottish media for his early work with Kilmarnock 24 In November 2010 he was linked with the head coach position of the Finland national football team 24 25 Paatelainen won the manager of the month award for December 2010 as Kilmarnock continued their good start with two league wins against Hibernian and Inverness CT and a draw at Celtic Park 26 Kilmarnock offered him a long term contract in March 2011 in an attempt to frustrate interest in Paatelainen from Scunthorpe United 27 The approach from Scunthorpe was rejected by Paatelainen but soon afterwards he accepted an offer from Finland 28 Despite having left Kilmarnock in March Paatelainen won the SFWA Manager of the Year award for the 2010 11 season 29 Finland national team Edit Following a bad start by Finland in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying and their decline in the FIFA World Rankings from 33 to 86 head coach Stuart Baxter was sacked 30 31 Paatelainen was appointed as the new Finland head coach on 31 March 2011 28 His first match as a head coach was a 1 0 away win against San Marino on 3 June 32 but Finland then suffered a 5 0 defeat by Sweden in his second game 33 Both matches were part of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying process Paatelainen s deal with the Finnish Football Association extended to 2016 covering not only the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers but also the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers 32 As Finland was already eliminated from UEFA Euro 2012 Paatelainen s task was to renew the national team and try to qualify for one or more of the tournaments during his projected tenure as Finland s head coach 34 On 14 June 2015 Paatelainen was sacked following his fourth defeat in a row during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign Dundee United Edit Paatelainen was announced as the new head coach of Dundee United in October 2015 having signed a contract until 2018 His first match in charge of the club was a 1 0 defeat to Hearts at Tannadice 35 He was unable to prevent the side from relegation which was confirmed by a Dundee derby defeat on 2 May 2016 and he left United two days later 3 Latvia national team Edit Paatelainen was appointed head coach of the Latvia national team in May 2018 36 On 4 December he announced that he won t continue as the head coach of the team after his contract expires at the end of the month 37 Hong Kong national team Edit Paatelainen was appointed as the head coach of the Hong Kong representative team in April 2019 on a two year contract succeeding Gary White 38 After a dismal campaign having only achieved a win from twelve games in charge Mixu s contract was not renewed HIFK Edit After his contract with the Hong Kong national football team was not renewed Mixu was appointed manager of Finnish club HIFK for the 2022 season However after the club s relegation Mixu was sacked having only obtained a single win during the season 39 In popular culture EditPaatelainen s time at Bolton Wanderers led to him being mentioned in the comedy show Phoenix Nights which was set in the Bolton area 40 This happened when the doormen Max amp Paddy drunkenly made a prank call to their boss Brian Potter claiming that Paatelainen worked at the Coroner s office in Bolton and that the club was on fire Career statistics EditClub Edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition 41 42 43 Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsFC Haka 1985 Mestaruussarja 11 5 11 51986 19 6 19 61987 18 7 18 7Total 48 18 48 18Dundee United 1987 88 Scottish Premier Division 19 9 6 2 0 0 25 111988 89 33 10 6 4 3 3 3 0 45 171989 90 31 7 2 1 2 0 3 1 38 91990 91 20 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 26 11991 92 30 6 2 1 3 2 0 0 35 9Total 133 33 17 8 10 5 9 1 169 47Aberdeen 1991 92 Scottish Premier Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 11992 93 33 16 6 1 2 3 41 201993 94 36 6 3 0 2 0 3 1 44 7Total 75 23 9 1 4 3 3 1 91 28Bolton Wanderers 1994 95 First Division 44 12 1 0 8 2 53 141995 96 Premier League 15 1 1 0 1 0 17 11996 97 First Division 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2Total 69 15 2 0 9 2 80 17Wolverhampton Wanderers 1997 98 First Division 23 0 5 4 5 1 33 5Hibernian 1998 99 Scottish First Division 26 12 2 0 0 0 28 121999 2000 Scottish Premier League 31 9 4 1 0 0 35 102000 01 36 11 5 1 2 0 43 12Total 93 32 11 2 2 0 0 0 106 34Strasbourg 2001 02 Division 2 7 0 1 0 8 0Hibernian 2002 03 Scottish Premier League 24 7 3 0 2 0 29 7St Johnstone 2003 04 Scottish First Division 33 11 1 0 3 2 37 13St Mirren 2004 05 Scottish First Division 16 4 0 0 1 1 17 5Career total 521 143 48 15 36 14 13 2 618 174Asterisk indicates that more matches and goals may yet emerge as cup records are investigated International goals Edit 44 Win Draw Loss No Date Home team Visiting team Goals Score Result Venue Competition1 11 January 1988 Czechoslovakia Finland 14 1 0 pen 2 0 Loss Estadio Insular Maspalomas Gran Canaria Spain Friendly2 19 October 1988 Wales Finland 45 2 2 2 2 Draw Vetch Field Swansea Wales FIFA World Cup 1990 qualification3 11 January 1989 Egypt Finland 14 1 1 2 1 Loss El Mahalla El Kubra Egypt Friendly4 11 November 1991 Tunisia Finland 43 0 1 1 2 Win Tunis Tunisia Friendly5 13 March 1991 Poland Finland 20 1 1 1 1 Draw Stadion Wojska Polskiego Warsaw Poland Friendly6 13 May 1993 Finland Austria 18 1 0 3 1 Win Urheilupuisto Turku Finland FIFA World Cup 1994 qualification7 16 November 1994 Finland Faroe Islands 75 4 0 5 0 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland UEFA Euro 1996 qualification8 do do do 85 5 0 do Win do do 9 14 December 1994 Finland San Marino 24 1 0 4 1 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland UEFA Euro 1996 qualification10 do do do 30 2 0 do Win do do 11 do do do 86 3 1 do Win do do 12 do do do 90 4 1 do Win do do 13 26 April 1995 Faroe Islands Finland 75 0 2 0 4 Win Svangaskard Toftir Faroese Islands UEFA Euro 1996 qualification14 2 April 1997 Azerbaijan Finland 64 0 2 1 2 Win Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Baku Azerbaijan FIFA World Cup 1998 qualification15 5 September 1998 Finland Moldova 63 3 2 3 2 Win Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland UEFA Euro 2000 qualification16 14 October 1998 Turkey Finland 6 0 1 1 3 Win Ali Sami Yen Stadium Istanbul Turkey UEFA Euro 2000 qualification17 28 April 1999 Slovenia Finland 22 0 1 pen 1 1 Draw Bezigrad Central Stadium Ljubljana Slovenia Friendly18 5 June 1999 Finland Turkey 14 2 0 2 4 Loss Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland UEFA Euro 2000 qualificationManagerial statistics EditAs of match played 2 October 2022Team Nat From To RecordG W D L GF GA GD Win Cowdenbeath 1 July 2005 1 October 2006 51 29 7 15 111 62 49 0 56 86TPS 1 October 2006 10 January 2008 34 15 5 14 57 41 16 0 44 12Hibernian 10 January 2008 29 May 2009 62 19 18 25 68 74 6 0 30 65Kilmarnock 23 June 2010 31 March 2011 34 15 6 13 55 44 11 0 44 12Finland 31 March 2011 15 June 2015 44 17 9 18 59 62 3 0 38 64Dundee United 14 October 2015 4 May 2016 30 8 4 18 33 52 19 0 26 67Ubon UMT United 13 January 2018 22 April 2018 11 2 1 8 12 18 6 0 18 18Latvia 10 May 2018 4 December 2018 9 1 5 3 5 10 5 0 11 11Hong Kong 9 April 2019 30 June 2021 12 1 2 9 4 24 20 00 8 33HIFK 17 April 2022 5 October 2022 22 1 5 16 17 61 44 00 4 55Total 309 108 62 139 421 448 27 0 34 95Honours EditPlayer Edit Valkeakosken Haka Finnish Cup 1985Bolton Wanderers Football League First Division play offs 1994 95 Football League First Division 1996 97Hibernian Scottish First Division 1998 99Manager Edit Cowdenbeath Scottish Third Division 2005 06Latvia Baltic Cup 2018Individual Scottish Premier League Player of the Month October 2000 Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month February 2008 March 2009 December 2010 Scottish Premier League Manager of the Season 2010 11References Edit Hugman Barry J 2005 The PFA Premier amp Football League Players Records 1946 2005 Queen Anne Press p 475 ISBN 1 85291 665 6 HIFK ja Mixu Paatelainen sopimukseen HIFK Fotboll 17 April 2022 Retrieved 17 April 2022 a b Dundee United Mixu Paatelainen leaves as manager BBC Sport 4 May 2016 Retrieved 4 May 2016 a b Mixu Paatelainen Arab Archive Retrieved 23 August 2015 12 Aberdeen Ambition Shearer Wonderland The Autobiography Black amp White Publishing October 2011 ISBN 978 1845023454 Retrieved 23 August 2015 We were so close it s all about fine margins AllyBegg com 28 January 2022 Turnbull Simon 14 January 1998 Quakers quelled by hungry Wolves The Independent Archived from the original on 15 May 2022 Retrieved 9 February 2010 Wolves 3 Charlton 0 Sporting Life 3 February 1998 Retrieved 9 February 2010 Brenkley Stephen 14 February 1998 FA Cup 5th Round Balance of Wolves The Independent Archived from the original on 15 May 2022 Retrieved 9 February 2010 QPR 0 Wolves 2 Sporting Life 12 August 1997 Retrieved 9 February 2010 a b Strachan Colleen Hibs Cult Heroes Part One Best Foreigners The Scotsman Johnston Publishing Retrieved 23 August 2015 a b c Murray Keir 2 June 2009 Will Hibs miss Mixu BBC Sport Retrieved 3 October 2010 Robertson Forrest H C 2014 How The Cup Was Won The Scottish Cup Finals Story Kirkcaldy PM Publications pp 96 97 amp 136 137 ISBN 978 0 9534682 7 0 Paatelainen is a Saint BBC Sport 20 May 2003 Retrieved 31 October 2007 TPS luotsi Paatelaisen tavoitteena Euroopan kentat TPS pilot Paatelainen aiming for European fields MTV Internet 20 August 2007 in Finnish Mika Matti Paatelainen lopettaa maajoukkueuransa Mika Matti Paatelainen quits in the national team MTV3 Internet 6 August 2000 Retrieved 31 October 2007 in Finnish Paatelainen is new Hibs manager BBC Sport 10 January 2008 Retrieved 3 October 2010 a b Black Jim 18 January 2009 Ex hero Paatalainen becoming the villain of the piece The Observer London Retrieved 3 October 2010 Time for Hibs to deliver Edinburgh Evening News 13 November 2008 Retrieved 3 October 2010 a b c Gordon Moira 7 December 2008 Staying power Scotland on Sunday Retrieved 3 October 2010 Gibbons Glenn 24 February 2009 Paatelainen held culpable as Hibs toil to break out of spiral of decline The Scotsman Retrieved 3 October 2010 Aitken Mike 9 May 2009 Hearts stopped as Hibs show guts at Tynecastle The Scotsman Retrieved 3 October 2010 Barnes John 23 June 2010 Mixu Paatelainen is named as the new Kilmarnock manager BBC Sport Retrieved 23 June 2010 a b Mitchell Bert 12 November 2010 Mixu gives his verdict on the Killie revival Evening Times Retrieved 13 November 2010 Mixu Paatelainen content after Kilmarnock draw BBC Sport 13 November 2010 Retrieved 13 November 2010 Paatelainen lifts SPL monthly manager s award BBC Sport 17 January 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2011 MacPherson Graeme 25 March 2011 Paatelainen offered new deal in bid to ward off Scunthorpe The Herald Retrieved 26 March 2011 a b Barnes John 31 March 2011 Mixu Paatelainen leaves Kilmarnock to take Finland job BBC Sport Retrieved 31 March 2011 More awards for Izaguirre Goodwillie and Paatelainen BBC Sport BBC 15 May 2011 Retrieved 24 September 2015 Suomi vajosi futislilliputtien 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work ethic as he takes over coaching hot seat SCMP 9 April 2019 Retrieved 9 April 2019 Former Dundee United boss Mixu Paatelainen to leave Finnish club after more relegation heartbreak The Courier 14 March 2023 Retrieved 14 March 2023 Gordon Moira 13 January 2008 Mixu arrives all clued up Scotland on Sunday Retrieved 3 October 2010 Rothmans Football Yearbooks and Sky Sports Yearbooks 1988 2011 Jalkapallokirja 2008 Suomen palloliiton julkaisu Veikkaaja 2011 Yrjo Lautela amp Goran Wallen eds Rakas jalkapallo Sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa Teos Helsinki 2007 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mixu Paatelainen Mixu Paatelainen at Soccerbase Playing Stats at Hibernian at FitbaStats Managerial Record at Hibernian at FitbaStats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mixu Paatelainen amp oldid 1153082943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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