Jimmy Wargh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Jan-Anders Wargh | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietarsaari, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Mariehamn (club director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PeFF | |||
| Jaro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Jaro | 35 | (2) |
| 1995 | → GBK (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Skjetten | 25 | (3) |
| 2001–2008 | Jaro | 169 | (19) |
| 2007–2008 | → JBK | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | → GBK (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Jaro (youth) | ||
| 2020 | JBK | ||
| 2021–2022 | Jaro | ||
| 2023 | IFK Mariehamn (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | IFK Mariehamn | ||
| 2024– | IFK Mariehamn (club director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 | |||
Jimmy Jan-Anders Wargh (born 9 April 1976) is a Finnish football executive, football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the CEO and the club director of Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn, which he previously coached.[1][2][3][4][5]
Playing career
[edit]Wargh started football in youth teams of local clubs Pedersöre FF and FF Jaro in Pietarsaari. As a senior player, he played mostly for Jaro first team, but also represented GBK Kokkola, Jakobstads BK and Skjetten in Norway. Prior to his retirement after the 2008 season, Wargh had made a total of 179 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga with Jaro, scoring 15 goals.[6]
Coaching career
[edit]Wargh has worked as a youth coach for Jaro in 2016–2019. He has also coached JBK in lower divisions and Jaro in second-tier Ykkönen in 2021–2022.[7]
For the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Wargh joined the coaching team of Daniel Norrmén in Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn. After the dismissal of Norrmén in August 2023, Wargh was appointed the manager of IFK Mariehamn for the rest of the season. It was also announced that he will start as the club's chief executive officer and club director in the 2024 season,[8][9][10][11][12] after the retirement of long-term club president Peter Mattsson.[13]
Personal life
[edit]His son Marcel Wargh is a footballer for Jakobstads BK.
References
[edit]- ^ Bara en vilodag innan nya vd-jobbet kallar – Jimmy Wargh vill ha Daniel Sjölund på IFK Mariehamns bänk även nästa år: ”Hoppas verkligen han fortsätter”, Svenska Yle, 30 October 2023
- ^ Pietarsaaren Jarosta tuttu Jimmy Wargh nostettiin IFK Mariehamnin päävalmentajaksi, Keskipohjanmaa, 24 August 2023
- ^ Jimmy Wargh Peter Mattssonin seuraajaksi IFK Mariehamnin johtoon, veikkausliiga.com, 14 August 2023
- ^ "Jalkapallo nyt pääpainopiste" – Jimmy Wargh keskittyy IFK Mariehamnissa vielä vain valmentamiseen, veikkausliiga.com, 15 August 2023
- ^ Kan Jimmy Wargh rädda IFK Mariehamns ligastatus? Kommande vd:n blev snabbt huvudtränare och axlar enorm utmaning: ”De flesta räknar med att vi åker ur”, Svenska Yle, 3 September 2023
- ^ Jimmy Wargh tilastot, veikkausliiga.com
- ^ Blytung smäll för Jaro – Jimmy Wargh lämnar klubben och blir ligatränare, Österbottens Tidning, 2 November 2022
- ^ Bara en vilodag innan nya vd-jobbet kallar – Jimmy Wargh vill ha Daniel Sjölund på IFK Mariehamns bänk även nästa år: ”Hoppas verkligen han fortsätter”, Svenska Yle, 30 October 2023
- ^ Pietarsaaren Jarosta tuttu Jimmy Wargh nostettiin IFK Mariehamnin päävalmentajaksi, Keskipohjanmaa, 24 August 2023
- ^ Jimmy Wargh Peter Mattssonin seuraajaksi IFK Mariehamnin johtoon, veikkausliiga.com, 14 August 2023
- ^ "Jalkapallo nyt pääpainopiste" – Jimmy Wargh keskittyy IFK Mariehamnissa vielä vain valmentamiseen, veikkausliiga.com, 15 August 2023
- ^ Kan Jimmy Wargh rädda IFK Mariehamns ligastatus? Kommande vd:n blev snabbt huvudtränare och axlar enorm utmaning: ”De flesta räknar med att vi åker ur”, Svenska Yle, 3 September 2023
- ^ Yli puolen vuosisadan aika seurassa päättyy – Peter Mattsson jättää IFK Mariehamnin kauden jälkeen, veikkausliiga.com, 16 May 2023
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Wargh at Global Sports Archive
- Jimmy Wargh at Finnish FA
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Finnish football managers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- FF Jaro players
- Jakobstads BK players
- GBK Kokkola players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Veikkausliiga players
- People from Jakobstad
- Veikkausliiga managers
- Association football coaches
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Skjetten SK players
- IFK Mariehamn managers
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Finnish sports executives and administrators
- Finnish sporting directors
- FF Jaro managers