Jarkko Wiss (born 17 April 1972) is a Finnish

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and a former international footballer, who serves as the manager of

Kuopion Palloseura Kuopion Palloseura, commonly referred to as KuPS, is a Finnish professional football club based in Kuopio. KuPS competes in Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. The team plays its home matches at Kuopio Football Stadium. KuPS ha ...

(KuPS). During his playing career, Wiss won four Finnish championship titles, with

Tampereen Pallo-Veikot Tampereen Pallo-Veikot (TPV) is a Finnish association football, football club, based in Tampere. The club plays in the Kakkonen, the fourth highest level of football in Finland. It is the second largest football club in the Pirkanmaa region in t ...

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the ...

and twice with

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. He was capped 43 times for the Finland national team during 1996–2007.

Playing career

As a player, he played in the position of

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for TPV Tampere,

FF Jaro Fotbollsföreningen Jaro (''Jakobstads Rostfria''), commonly known simply as Jaro, is a Finnish professional football club based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. The club currently plays in Veikkausliiga, the top tier in Finland. History Ja ...

, HJK and

in Finland,

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and

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, before joining

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for a £350,000 transfer fee, as well as for Hibernian in

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. He was known for his powerful shots with both feet and as a hard tackler. When playing for HJK, Wiss represented the club in the

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group stage.

International career

During 1996–2007, Wiss made over 40 appearances for the Finnish national team.

Coaching career

After retiring in 2007 at the age of 35, he worked both as a youth coach and as a sporting director for Tampere United between 2008 and 2009. He also managed the Finnish under-15 football team. On 29 October 2010 it was announced that Wiss had succeeded the longtime

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Ari Hjelm at Tampere United. He signed a two-year contract, with an option for a two-year extension, with the club on the same day. However, the club was banned from competition for the 2011 season. Wiss was the manager of

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since 1 January 2014. On 6 November 2015 it was announced that Wiss is taking the head coach position at

Ilves Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, ...

starting on 1 January 2016. On 23 September 2022, Wiss signed a contract with

Inter Turku Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku () and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded i ...

as a manager for 2023 and 2024 seasons, with an option for an additional year. On 6 November 2023, after one season with the club, Wiss was fired due to a harassment incident. On 13 August 2024, it was reported in Finnish media that Wiss would start as the new manager of Veikkausliiga club

(KuPS) in the

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season. Two days later, the club confirmed the future signing. Tomi Erola, the CEO of KuPS, stated that the club's values were made clear for Wiss, and they think that no one should be judged definitively for a mistake, referring to an incident which led Wiss to be fired from Inter.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played 4 January 2002. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wiss goal.''

Managerial

Honours

Tampere United *

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: 2007 HJK *Veikkausliiga:

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participant: 1998–99 TPV *Veikkausliiga:

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Managerial honours

Ilves *Finnish Cup:

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Individual *Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month: September 2016, August 2017, June 2023Veikkausliigan kesäkuun joukkueessa Inter edustettuna
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiss, Jarkko 1972 births Living people Footballers from Tampere Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Tampere United players Moss FK players Molde FK players Lillestrøm SK players Stockport County F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Veikkausliiga players Scottish Premier League players Eliteserien players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish football managers Tampere United managers FC Inter Turku managers Veikkausliiga managers English Football League players Finnish sporting directors Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England Ilves (football) managers