Paavo Valakari (born 28 December 1997) is a Finnish football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.[3] He is a performance coach of Scottish club St Johnstone.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone (performance coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | SJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | SJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | SJK II | 54 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Lapuan Virkiä (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → SalPa (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | → JJK (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | KäPa | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | ÖBK | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | SJK women | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editValakari signed with Käpylän Pallo for the 2019 season.[4]
Coaching career
editIn December 2024, Valakari became a performance coach of Scottish club St Johnstone.[5][6]
Personal life
editHis father Simo is a former professional player and currently a football manager. His younger brothers Onni and Toivo are also footballers.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Paavo Valakari siirtyi JJK-paitaan siirtoikkunan umpeutumisen kynnyksellä" (in Finnish). JJK Jyväskylä. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
Paavo Valakari on syntynyt Helsingissä
- ^ Paavo Valakari at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
- ^ Paavo Valakari | Käpylän pallo, kapylanpallo.fi, 26 January 2019
- ^ Simo Valakari otti poikansa apuvalmentajaksi Skotlantiin, MTV Oy, mtvuutiset.fi, 1 November 2024
- ^ Paavo Valakari welcomed onto coaching staff, perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk, 18 December 2024
- ^ Kuparinen, Heikki (12 November 2020). "Marcus Forss ja Onni Valakari nousivat sukujensa parhaiksi maalintekijöiksi A-maajoukkueessa heti debyyteissään".
- ^ Toivo Valakari sopimukseen Käpylän Pallon kanssa!, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 28 February 2023
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