Kai Nyyssönen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kai Nyyssönen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1991 | KuPS | 26 | (5) |
| 1992–1995 | Haka | 88 | (13) |
| 1995–1998 | RWD Molenbeek | 46 | (6) |
| 1998 | Córdoba | 22 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Motherwell | 3 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Haka | 76 | (22) |
| 2001–2002 | Chania | 8 | (1) |
| 2002 | Hämeenlinna | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | PP-70 | 35 | (9) |
| 2004–2006 | KuPS | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 288 | (57) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1997 | Finland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | KuPS | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kai Nyyssönen (born 10 June 1972) is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker. After retiring as a player, Nyyssönen became a football manager.
His elder brother is fellow player Harri Nyyssönen.
Career
Playing career
Born in Kuopio, Nyyssönen played club football in Finland for KuPS, Haka, Hämeenlinna and PP-70, in Belgium for RWD Molenbeek, in Spain for Córdoba, in Scotland for Motherwell (where he scored once against Dundee United),[1] and in Greece for Chania.
He also earned two caps for Finland between 1996 and 1997.
Coaching career
Nyyssönen managed KuPS between 2007 and 2009.
References
- ↑ "Motherwell 1 Dundee United 0". Sporting Life. 30 August 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
External links
- Kai Nyyssönen at National-Football-Teams.com