Toni Lehtinen
Toni Pekka Lehtinen (born 5 May 1984) is a Finnish football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.[2] Lehtinen was previously the manager of JJK Jyväskylä.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toni Pekka Lehtinen | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | TP-Seinäjoki | ||
| 2000–2002 | Peterborough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | TP-Seinäjoki | 19 | (3) |
| 2003–2008 | FC Haka | 130 | (50) |
| 2009 | Levadiakos FC | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | FC Aarau | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Haka | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | IFK Mariehamn | 30 | (7) |
| 2012−2016 | SJK | 117 | (39) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–? | Finland | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | SJK Akatemia (player-coach) | ||
| 2017-2018 | SJK (assistant) | ||
| 2018-2019 | SJK Akatemia (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | SJK U19 | ||
| 2021 | SJK Akatemia | ||
| 2021 | SJK (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | JJK | ||
| 2024– | SJK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Early career edit
Lehtinen has previously played for TP-Seinäjoki and was a youth player at English club Peterborough United. He returned to TP-Seinäjoki in 2002.
FC Haka edit
Toni signed for FC Haka in 2003. He won the Veikkausliiga in 2004 and finished runners up in 2007. He finished as the second highest scorer in the Veikkausliiga in 2004, 2007 and 2008 with 11 league goals in each of those seasons. He won the Veikkausliiga Rookie of the Year award in 2004. He won the Finnish Cup in 2005.
Levadiakos FC, FC Aarau edit
He joined the Greek club Levadiakos FC in the Super League Greece in January 2009,[3] and joined FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League later that year after the Greek season had ended.
Return to Finland edit
He returned to FC Haka after the 09/10 season with FC Aarau had finished. Signed for IFK Mariehamn in January 2011.
After only one season with IFK, he left the Mariehamn-based club and signed a five-year contract with SJK in Ykkönen.
International career edit
Toni made his debut for the Finnish national team against Bahrain in December 2004. He has made 3 appearances for his country.
References edit
- ^ Mina vänner 2011: Toni Lehtinen
- ^ "Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerhon päävalmentaja kaudella 2024 on Toni Lehtinen".
- ^ http://footballinfinland.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/toni-lehtinen-signs-for-levadiakos/ Toni Lehtinen signs for Levadiakos – Football in Finland-
External links edit
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database