Teemu Kankkunen (born 13 January 1980 in

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) is a retired

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and who most recently was the head coach of

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK ) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

Career

He plays central defender. Height: 6'2" (188 cm) former clubs:

Atlantis FC Atlantis FC is a Finnish football club, based in Helsinki. It currently plays in the third tier of Finnish football (''Kakkonen''). History The club was founded in late 1995 when Johanneksen Dynamo (founded 1980) and FC Norssi (founded 1985) me ...

FC Viikingit FC Viikingit is a Finnish football club based in Vuosaari, East Helsinki, and currently playing in the ''Kakkonen'', the third tier of Finnish football. They play their home matches at Vuosaaren urheilukenttä, also called Heteniitty. The club ...

, AC Vantaa, TiPS, in December 2008 retired from professional football and is currently assistant coach of HIFK Helsinki.

Coaching career

Kankkunen was in the 2009 season Youth Head Coach by

. 2010 and 2011: Assistant Coach of HIFK's 1st team.

Honours

Won Finnish Champion in A-junior level (1999, AC Vantaa)

External links

Player Profile

* 1980 births Living people Finnish footballers Atlantis FC players Association football central defenders Footballers from Helsinki 21st-century Finnish people {{Finland-footy-defender-stub