Jyrki Antero ("Jyrä") Heliskoski (September 28, 1945 – December 28, 2020) was a Finnish

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. Heliskoski worked briefly as the head coach of the Finland national team from July 2005 to January 2006. He then continued as an assistant coach under

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until November 2007. Previously he had coached a number of Finnish national youth teams, including the under-21 team and the under-19 team. On the club side, Heliskoski coached

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in 1985–89, winning three league titles. He also coached HJK in 2000–2001. Before 1978 he worked as a

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coach.

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1945 births 2020 deaths Finnish football managers Finland national football team managers Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi managers Veikkausliiga managers Finnish Football Hall of Fame inductees {{Finland-footy-bio-stub