Tommi Petteri Koivistoinen (born 10 July 1970) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommi Petteri Koivistoinen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilves | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Ilves | 28 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Jazz[a] | 114 | (0) |
| 1995 | TPV | 22 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | HJK | 54 | (0) |
| 1999 | → KäPa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Tampere United | 32 | (0) |
| 2001 | Atlantis | 26 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | AC Allianssi | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Finland U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 1987 | Finland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 1988 | Finland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | AC Allianssi (sporting director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Tampere, Koivistoinen started football in a local club Ilves, making his senior debut in 1988 in first-tier Mestaruussarja.
Later he played for numerous clubs in his native Finland, including Porin Pallo-Toverit (later FC Jazz),[1] Tampereen Pallo-Veikot, HJK Helsinki, Käpylän Pallo, Tampere United, Atlantis and AC Allianssi. While playing for HJK, Koivistoinen represented the club in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.[2] Koivistoinen won two Finnish championship titles, with Jazz in 1993 and with HJK in 1997.
During his youth years, he represented Finland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 youth international levels.
Koivistoinen announced his retirement in January 2004.[3] During his career, Koivistoinen made 276 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[4] He was named in the Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame in 2008.
Later career
editAfter retiring from his playing career, Koivistoinen worked as a sporting director of his last club AC Allianssi during 2004–2005.
Since early 2024, Koivistoinen is working as a marketing director of Finnish ice hockey club Kiekko-Vantaa in second-tier Mestis.[2]
Personal life
editHis son Eetu Koivistoinen is a professional ice hockey player.[5] His younger son Jesse is a former footballer.
Career statistics
edit- As of 31 December 2003[4]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Europe | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ilves | 1988 | Mestaruussarja | – | |||||
| 1989 | Mestaruussarja | – | ||||||
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Porin Pallo-Toverit | 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| Jazz | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 0 | ||
| TPV | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| HJK Helsinki | 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
| KäPa (loan) | 1999 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Tampere United | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |
| Atlantis | 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| AC Allianssi | 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 315 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 330 | 0 | ||
- ↑ The club changed name from Porin Pallo-Toverit after 1991
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editIlves
- Finnish Cup: 1990
Jazz
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 1997
- Finnish Cup: 1996, 1998
- Finnish League Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998
Atlantis
- Finnish Cup: 2001
References
edit- ↑ Pyöreästä junnusta kasvoi salskea liigamaalivahti Tommi Koivistoinen huolehtii Jazzin maalista vaikka sormi murtuneena, Helsingin Sanomat, 2 October 1993
- 1 2 Lähihoitaja, öljynporaaja, tv-kasvo, insinööri, lentoasematyöntekijä – näin HJK:n Mestarien liiga -pelaajat elävät nykyään, Helsingin Sanomat, 3 October 2024
- ↑ Tommi Koivistoinen lopettaa hienon uransa, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 12 January 2004
- 1 2 Koivistoinen, Tommi, veikkausliiga.com
- ↑ Lukon pistehai Eetu Koivistoinen pelaili vielä viisi vuotta sitten futista kutosdivarissa – huoli äidistä pysäytti kiekkouran, Ilta-Sanomat, 10 March 2019
External links
edit- Tommi Koivistoinen at WorldFootball.net
- Tommi Koivistoinen stats at Football Association of Finland