Jarkko Tuomisto
{{short description|Finnish goalkeeping coach (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Jarkko Tuomisto
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|8|30}}
| birth_place = Vantaa, Finland[https://www.ogcnice.com/en/fiche/4543/jarkko-tuomisto.html Coach profile]
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| currentclub = Ajax (goalkeeping coach)
| position = Goalkeeper
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Inter Turku
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2007–2010
| managerclubs1 = HIFK (gk coach)
| manageryears2 = 2010–2013
| managerclubs2 = Honka (gk coach)
| manageryears3 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs3 = Arzaghena (gk coach)
| manageryears4 = 2015–2018
| managerclubs4 = Aspire Academy (gk coach)
| manageryears5 = 2015–2018
| managerclubs5 = Qatar U19 (gk coach)
| manageryears6 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs6 = Independiente del Valle (gk coach)
| manageryears7 = 2020
| managerclubs7 = Viitorul Constanța (gk coach)
| manageryears8 = 2021
| managerclubs8 = Fatih Karagümrük (gk coach)
| manageryears9 = 2021–2023
| managerclubs9 = Alanyaspor (gk coach)
| manageryears10 = 2023–2024
| managerclubs10 = Nice (gk coach)
| manageryears11 = 2024–
| managerclubs11 = Ajax (gk coach)
}}
Jarkko Tuomisto (born 30 August 1975) is a Finnish football coach, currently working as a goalkeeping coach of Ajax in the Eredivisie.[https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jarkko-tuomisto/ worldfootball]
Tuomisto received his UEFA A Goalkeeping coaching license in 2017.
Early career
Tuomisto lived in Turku in the 1990s and played as a goalkeeper at an amateur level with local clubs in lower divisions. He went on to make one appearance with Inter Turku in the second-tier Ykkönen, before focusing on coaching. Before starting coaching in senior teams, Tuomisto worked as a goalkeeping coach for the youth teams of Turun Toverit (TuTo). Later, he moved to Lohja to study youth leading in Kanneljärven Opisto folk high school. He also worked in Tanoke-coaching company of Pertti Kemppinen in the Helsinki metropolitan area.[https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/jarkko-tuomisto-valmentaa-eurooppalaisen-jalkapallon-huipulla-mutta-harva-tietaa-hanen-tarinaansa-ulkomailla-osaaminen-ja-tyonteko-ovat-minimivaatimuksia Jarkko Tuomisto valmentaa eurooppalaisen jalkapallon huipulla, mutta harva tietää hänen tarinaansa – ”Ulkomailla osaaminen ja työnteko ovat minimivaatimuksia”], apu.fi, 15 June 2024[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/pertti-kemppinen-on-valmentanut-tulevia-tahtia-ikaluokasta-61-nykypaivaan-asti Pertti Kemppinen on valmentanut tulevia tähtiä ikäluokasta -61 nykypäivään asti - "Valmentajan pitää arvostaa omaa työtään"], Finnish FA, 23 May 2022 He was the goalkeeping coach of HIFK first team during 2007–2010 in the third-tier Kakkonen. In 2010, he joined the coaching staff of Mika Lehkosuo in Veikkausliiga club Honka.[https://www.sportti.com/uutinen.asp?CAT=3-1&ID=159087 Honka vahvistaa valmennustaan huippuosaamisella], sportti.com, 13 October 2009 The team won the Finnish Cup in 2012.
Coaching career
Since 2007, Tuomisto had traveled to Italy every year at his own expense to get familiar with different clubs and organisations at various levels, including Piacenza.
=Arzaghena=
=Qatar and Aspire Academy=
From 2015 to 2018, Tuomisto worked for Aspire Academy in Qatar along with fellow Finnish coach Jyri Nieminen,[https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/kaksi-suomalaista-jalkapallovalmentajaa-tekee-pian-historiaa-mutta-nukkuuko-suomalainen-urheilumedia-jalleen-ruususen-unta Kaksi suomalaista jalkapallovalmentajaa tekee pian historiaa, mutta nukkuuko suomalainen urheilumedia jälleen Ruususen unta?], apu.fi, 19 August 2024 and for the Qatar under-19 national team. In Aspire, Tuomisto worked also with Francesco Farioli for the first time.
=Independiente del Valle=
Between January 2018 and June 2020, he was the goalkeeping coach for Independiente del Valle in the Ecuadorian Serie A.[https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/futbol/1/tuomisto-comparte-su-experiencia-europea-a-los-arqueros-de-idv Tuomisto comparte su experiencia europea a los arqueros de IDV], eltelegrafo.com.ec He also worked at developing the goalkeeping coaching of the club's youth academy.
=Viitorul Constanta=
After leaving Ecuador, he was appointed the goalkeeping coach of Viitorul Constanța in Romanian Liga I in 2020.[https://elmotv.com/jarkko-tuomisto-maalivahtivalmentajaksi-gheorge-ghagin-seuraan/ Jalkapallolegenda palkkasi suomalaisen huippuvalmentajan omistamaansa seuraan], elmotv.com, Jukka Rönkä, 17 August 2020
=Francesco Farioli coaching staff=
Since the early 2021, Tuomisto has been working in the coaching team of manager Francesco Farioli, starting in Turkish Süper Lig clubs Fatih Karagümrük and Alanyaspor, before being named the goalkeeping coach of French Ligue 1 side Nice in July 2023.[https://www.ogcnice.com/en/article/124906/new-faces-join-the-rouge-et-noir-staff.html New faces join the Rouge et Noir staff], Nice[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009696313.html Ranskan pääsarjaseura Nice palkkasi maalivahtivalmentajakseen Jarkko Tuomiston], Helsingin Sanomat, 4 July 2023[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/tassa-on-suomen-kuumin-valmentajakaksikko-juuri-nyt-jaatava-maara-uhrauksia-vei-ystavykset-euroopan-huipulle-harva-naihin-toihin-paasee/8736572#gs.7qb5eg Tässä on Suomen kuumin valmentajakaksikko juuri nyt — jäätävä määrä uhrauksia vei ystävykset Euroopan huipulle: "Harva näihin töihin pääsee"], MTV Oy, 12 July 2023[https://yle.fi/a/74-20040113 Tätä ei ole ennen nähty – suomalaiset jalkapallovalmentajat saavat huimia kansainvälisiä pestejä: ”Kyse on aivan Euroopan huippuseuroista”], Yle, Jussi Vainikka, 7 July 2023 During the 2023–24 season, Nice conceded the season's lowest number of goals in Ligue 1, 29, which was also among the least amount conceded by any team in all of the top European leagues.
One year later in July 2024, Tuomisto followed Farioli to Eredivisie club Ajax.[https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/huippusiirto-suomalainen-jarkko-tuomisto-hollantilaisjatti-ajaxin-maalivahtivalmentajaksi Huippusiirto: Suomalainen Jarkko Tuomisto hollantilaisjätti Ajaxin maalivahtivalmentajaksi], apu.fi, 27 July 2024
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|jarkko-tuomisto}}
{{AFC Ajax Board}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toumisto, Jarkko}}
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