Joonas Laurikainen

Joonas Laurikainen (born 19 May 1983) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. He manages the Under-19 squad of Ilves.^[1]

Joonas Laurikainen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ilves (U19 manager)
Youth career
	TPS Turku
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Pallo-Iirot
2005	Inter Turku	3	(0)
2006	Mora
2007	Hudiksvall
2008	KaaPo	36	(5)
2008–2009	Jaro	36	(5)
2010–2013	Jazz Pori
Managerial career
2017	TPS (U19)
2019–2020	TPS (assistant)
2020	TPS (caretaker)
2020	TPS (assistant)
2021–	Ilves (U19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He represented FF Jaro in the Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier division of football.^[2]

Personal life

His father Mika Laurikainen is also a football coach.