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Jami Wallenius

Jami Wallenius
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-01-20) 20 January 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
TuTo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 TuTo 57 (0)
1991–1993 Jaro 73 (2)
1994–2001 Inter Turku 189 (1)
2002 VG-62 2 (0)
Managerial career
2002–2007 VG-62
2008 Sinimustat
2008–2016 Inter Turku (assistant)
2016 Inter Turku (caretaker)
2019–2021 Åbo IFK
2022–2023 Inter Turku U19
2023 PIF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jami Wallenius (born 20 January 1967) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

During his playing career, Wallenius made 190 appearances and scored two goals in top-tier Veikkausliiga for Inter Turku and Jaro.[1] He also played for Turun Toverit and VG-62 in lower divisions.

After retirement as a player, he first continued coaching in VG-62. For the 2028 season, he was named the head coach of Sinimustat, the reserve team of Inter Turku. During 2008–2016, Wallenius worked as an assistant coach of the club's first team,[2][3] and in 2016 after the departure of Job Dragtsma, he was named an interim manager.[4]

During 2019–2021, Wallenius coached Åbo IFK first team.[5]

In September 2023, he was named the head coach of Pargas IF.[6]

Personal life

His father Arto Wallenius is a former long-time kit manager of Inter Turku.[7]

References

  1. ^ Wallenius, Jami, veikkausliiga.com
  2. ^ Mestarijoukkue: Jami Wallenius, fcinter.fi, 27 November 2008
  3. ^ Jami Wallenius on B-junioreiden ensi kauden valmentaja, fcinter.fi, 7 October 2008
  4. ^ Jami Wallenius Interin valmennusvastuussa lauantaina, Ilta-Sanomat, 18 April 2014
  5. ^ Jami Wallenius ÅIFK edustusjoukkueen uusi päävalmentaja, aifk.fi, 15 February 2019
  6. ^ Jami Wallenius Piffenin avuksi, Turun Sanomat, 1 August 2017
  7. ^ Walleniukset ovat Interin seuraikoneja, Turun Sanomat, 28 May 2016
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jami_Wallenius