Ville Väisänen (born 19 April 1977) is a Finnish former footballer who last played as defender in Finnish second division team FC OPA. Väisänen has also tried his hands at managing - his latest spell being with Oulu Nice Soccer for seasons 2011 and 2012.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ville Tapio Väisänen | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | OTP | 18 | (4) |
| 1997 | Jazz | 10 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | De Graafschap | 30 | (2) |
| 1999 | → Lahti (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1999 | → TPV (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Ethnikos Asteras | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Haka | 45 | (8) |
| 2003 | Bryne | 21 | (1) |
| 2004 | Ljungskile | 16 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Jaro | 35 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Darlington | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | OPS | 18 | (2) |
| 2008 | OPA | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Spennymoor Town | 14 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | OPA | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Finland | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Hercules | ||
| 2008 | Marton | ||
| 2009 | Tervarit U17 | ||
| 2010 | OPA | ||
| 2011–2012 | ONS | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editVäisänen started his career in 1996 in his home country with his hometown team OTP which played in Finland third tier Kakkonen scoring four goals in the first few games.[1] Soon after he moved to south to city of Pori to play for league side FC Jazz, eventually making his debut the following year. He moved to the Netherlands, where he played for two seasons for De Graafschap in Doetinchem before he returned to Finland, with first TPV then FC Lahti.
In 1999, he moved to Norway for one season, before his career took him to Greece, with Ethnikos Asteras. In 2001, he again returned to Finland, spending two seasons, then moved across Scandinavia, with Norwegian-side Bryne FK then Swedish Ljungskile SK. In 2005, Väisänen moved to Finland to play two seasons with FF Jaro.[2] In August 2006, he moved to England to play with Darlington, after being signed by manager David Hodgson.[3] He played five times but suffered a knee injury, and when Hodgson was replaced by new manager Dave Penney, Väisänen was released in December.[4][5] Väisänen then moved back to Finland to play for his hometown team Oulun Palloseura playing in Kakkonen. He played as a midfielder and was a captain of the team.[6] He left the team at the end of season to continue his studies in England and to find a new team.
Väisänen eventually returned to Oulu to play for another hometown team, FC OPA for five games.[7] His brother Kalle Väisänen also played for the team.[8] After a short spell at OPA, Ville Väisänen head back to England to finish his studies and played for a Northern League Division One side Spennymoor Town for the 2008–09 season.[9]
He also earned five caps for the Finland national side.[10] He managed JS Hercules for a period of time in 2007.[11] In October 2008, he became a gym instructor at Headlam Hall hotel in Headlam, County Durham, England.[10] While studying he also managed junior side FC Marton in Middlesbrough.[12]
Väisänen has signed for FC OPA for the season 2009.[13] He is did assistant managing for Tervarit U17 team in Oulu for the season 2009.[12] In the season 2010 Väisänen took a bigger role in FC OPA. He signed a player-manager contract which kept him at FC OPA for another year.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | Europe | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| OTP | 1996 | Kakkonen | 18 | 4 | – | 18 | 4 | |
| Jazz | 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 2 | – | 10 | 2 | |
| De Graafschap | 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1999–00 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| TPV (loan) | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| Lahti (loan) | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 2000–01 | Super League Greece | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | |
| Haka | 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | 6[a] | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| Total | 45 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 9 | ||
| Bryne | 2003 | Tippeligaen | 21 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| Ljungskile | 2004 | Swedish Division 2 | 16 | 3 | – | 16 | 3 | |
| Jaro | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Darlington | 2006–07 | League Two | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| OPS | 2007 | Kakkonen | 18 | 2 | – | 18 | 2 | |
| FC OPA | 2008 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | |
| Spennymoor Town | 2008–09 | Northern League Division One | 14 | 2 | – | 14 | 2 | |
| FC OPA | 2009 | Kakkonen | 25 | 1 | – | 25 | 1 | |
| Career total | 263 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 271 | 31 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Väisänen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 February 2001 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
edit- ↑ "Väisänen moves from OTP to Jazz". MTV3. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ↑ "Ville Väisänen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ↑ "Vaisanen makes Darlington switch". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ↑ "Ville Vaisanen". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ↑ "Quakers release Finland defender". BBC Sport. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ↑ "Ville Väisänen at OPS". Finnish FA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ↑ "Ville Väisänen with FC OPA". FC OPA. Retrieved 6 March 2009. [dead link]
- ↑ "Brothers at FC OPA". FC OPA. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Finnish International Signs". Spennymoor Town F.C. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- 1 2 "Former Quakers striker joins Headlam staff". The Northern Echo. 27 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ↑ "Coaching JS Hercules" (PDF). JS Hercules. p. 11. Retrieved 6 March 2009. [dead link]
- 1 2 "Ville Väisänen's CV". 30 March 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ↑ "Ville Väisänen resigns with FC OPA". FC OPA. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ↑ "FC OPA saa pelaajavalmentajan". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
External links
edit- Ville Väisänen at Soccerbase
- Ville Väisänen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Guardian's Stats Centre
- Ville Vaisanens player profile Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
