Jonne Kunnas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonne-Jussi Kunnas | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Linköping (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| KoiPS | |||
| TiPS | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2022 | HJK (women) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Finland (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Linköping (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Linköping | ||
Jonne-Jussi Kunnas (born 4 May 1992) is a Finnish football coach and a former player, currently working as a manager of Linköping in Damallsvenskan.[1]
Career
[edit]As a player, Kunnas played in the youth sectors of Vantaa-based clubs Koivukylän Palloseura (KoIPS) and Tikkurilan Palloseura (TiPS).
He has worked as a youth talent coach for TiPS, Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS)[2] and HJK Helsinki. In TiPS, Kunnas was also a member of the board and the deputy chairman. Later he has also coached HJK girls' youth team and in the Finland women's youth national teams.
During 2020–2022, Kunnas served as the head coach of HJK women's team in top-tier Kansallinen Liiga, finishing 2nd in the league in 2022.
He reunited with head coach Marko Saloranta after joining the coaching staff of the Finland women's national football team in July 2022.[3]
In December 2023, Kunnas started working as an assistant coach of Linköping in Swedish Damallsvenskan.[4][5] On 1 October 2024, he was named the club's new first team head coach.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Minä olen se, joka hajoaa, Helsingin Sanomat, 27 May 2023
- ^ VJS nappasi talenttivalmentajaksi maajoukkuevalmentajan – Jonne Kunnas aloittaa marraskuussa, vjs.fi, 6 October 2016
- ^ Jonne Kunnas A-maajoukkueen valmennustiimiin, hjk.fi, 28 July 2022
- ^ Jonne Kunnas Linköping FC:n valmentajaksi, hjk.fi, 19 December 2023
- ^ Jonne Kunnas tavoittelee kansainvälistä valmennusuraa – Linköping kaappasi suomalaisluotsin valmennustiimiinsä, Yle, 19 December 2023
- ^ JONNE KUNNAS TAR ÖVER SOM HUVUDTRÄNARE I LINKÖPING FC, linkopingfc.com, 1 October 2024
- ^ Jonne Kunnas nousee Linköpingin päävalmentajaksi, Yle, 1 October 2024
External links
[edit]- Jonne Kunnas at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Finnish football managers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Association football coaches
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi non-playing staff
- Tikkurilan Palloseura players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi managers
- Finnish expatriate football managers