Jyri Nieminen (born 1987)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, Goalkeeping coach | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| BK-46 | |||
| Åbo IFK | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | TPS (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | TPS (gk coach) | ||
| 2014 | Estonia U17–U23 (gk coach) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Aspire Academy (gk coach) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Qatar U17 (gk coach) | ||
| 2018–2019 | San Jose Earthquakes (gk coach) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Orlando Pirates (gk coach) | ||
| 2021–2023 | New York Red Bulls (gk coach) | ||
| 2023– | Feyenoord (gk coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jyri Nieminen (born 2 December 1987) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working as the goalkeeping coach of Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Nieminen received his UEFA A Goalkeeping license in 2016.[2]
Career
[edit]Nieminen played as a goalkeeper for SJK, Jazz, BK-46 and ÅIFK in Finnish third-tier Kakkonen, before he announced his retirement in 2013.[3] Due to his height, he never became a professional player.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]Nieminen first started coaching at the age of 14, as a goalkeeping coach of U13 youth team of a local club PP-70 in Tampere.
Nieminen also worked as a goalkeeping coach for Honka youth sectors, recommended by his friend, a fellow coach Jarkko Tuomisto. In 2012, while coaching in Honka, he also occasionally helped with the first team in Veikkausliiga and the reserve team Pallohonka.[4] Simultaneously, he played for Karjaa-based BK-46 in third-tier Kakkonen and coached the club's youth teams. Later in 2012, he started working for Veikkausliiga club Turun Palloseura (TPS) as a goalkeeping coach and assistant coach, and played for another Turku-based club Åbo IFK in Kakkonen.
Estonia
[edit]In 2013, while coaching TPS in Kupittaa, Turku, he was noticed by Estonian goalkeeping coach Mart Poom. A month later, he was invited to a job interview, and in 2014 he started to coach the goalkeepers of the Estonian youth national teams, as a goalkeeping coordinator of Estonian FA.[4]
Qatar: Aspire Academy and youth national team
[edit]In February 2015, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Qatari Aspire Academy, where he specialized in elite player development and game analysis, and the Qatar under-17 national team. He also reunited with Jarkko Tuomisto in Aspire.[4]
San Jose Earthquakes
[edit]After approximately two-and-a-half years in Qatar, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) side San Jose Earthquakes on 25 January 2018.[4][5][6][7] He was named in the coaching staff of Mikael Stahre. After Stahre was replaced by Matías Almeyda in September, Nieminen's role was reduced in the team.
Orlando Pirates
[edit]In July 2019, Nieminen signed with South African Premiership giants Orlando Pirates.[8] After approximately a year-and-a-half with the club, Nieminen announced his departure in late December 2020, partly due to COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
New York Red Bulls
[edit]Nieminen returned to United States and MLS, when he was appointed the goalkeeping coach of New York Red Bulls in early 2021.[11]
On 6 July 2023, the club announced that they had reached an agreement with Feyenoord on the fee for his contract, and he will depart the club.[12] In all three seasons Nieminen was in New York, the club ranked in top five in MLS with the least goals allowed in the league.[4]
Feyenoord
[edit]In July 2023, Nieminen was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Dutch champions Feyenoord on a three-year deal.[13][14][15][16][17][18] He joined the coaching team of Arne Slot. At the end of the season in 2024, the club won the national KNVB Cup[19] and the Johan Cryuff Shield.
Personal life
[edit]Nieminen is married and a father of a daughter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Playmakerstats
- ^ NEWS: Earthquakes Announce Full Coaching Staff for 2018 Season, San Jose Earthquakes
- ^ WorldFootball, J. Nieminen
- ^ a b c d e f g Oman polun raivaaja, Helsingin Sanomat, 1 January 2024
- ^ NEWS: Earthquakes Announce Full Coaching Staff for 2018 Season, San Jose Earthquakes
- ^ WorldFootball, J. Nieminen
- ^ Miten alasarjavahdista tuli ammattivalmentaja USA:n jalkapalloliigaan? Tampereelta lähtenyt Jyri Nieminen kertoo tarinansa, Aamulehti, 25 August 2018
- ^ BREAKING NEWS: Orlando Pirates appoint Jyri Nieminen as new goalkeeper coach, goal.com, 24 July 2019
- ^ Jyri Nieminen explains Orlando Pirates departure, SA goalkeeping issues, snl24.com, 29 December 2020
- ^ WorldFootball, J. Nieminen
- ^ The future is now for New York Red Bulls goalkeeping, onceametro.com, 13 April 2021
- ^ New York Red Bulls Goalkeeper Coach Jyri Nieminen Departs Club, New York Red Bulls
- ^ Tätä ei ole ennen nähty – suomalaiset jalkapallovalmentajat saavat huimia kansainvälisiä pestejä: ”Kyse on aivan Euroopan huippuseuroista”, Yle, Jussi Vainikka, 7 July 2023
- ^ Suomalaisvalmentajalle huippupesti Hollannista, Iltalehti
- ^ Huippupesti: suomalaisvalmentaja liittyy Mestarien liiga -joukkueeseen, Ilta-Sanomat
- ^ Tässä on Suomen kuumin valmentajakaksikko juuri nyt — jäätävä määrä uhrauksia vei ystävykset Euroopan huipulle: "Harva näihin töihin pääsee", MTV Oy, 12 July 2023
- ^ fmtransferupdate
- ^ OFFICIEEL: JYRI NIEMINEN NIEUWE KEEPERSTRAINER FEYENOORD, OneFootball
- ^ Euroopan huipulle kiivennyttä Jyri Niemistä on yhdistetty jopa Liverpooliin – uraa ja kehittymistä on ajanut pelko omasta asemasta, apu.fi, 1 June 2024
External links
[edit]- Jyri Nieminen at WorldFootball.net
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Association football goalkeeping coaches
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
- Bollklubben-46 players
- New York Red Bulls non-playing staff
- San Jose Earthquakes non-playing staff
- Åbo IFK players
- Association football coaches
- Kakkonen players
- Feyenoord non-playing staff
- Turun Palloseura non-playing staff