Mika Laurikainen
{{short description|Finnish football manager (born 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mika Laurikainen
| image = Mika-Laurikainen.png
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Laurikainen in 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|04|28}}
| birth_place = Turku, Finland[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ennatykset_index.htm Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430110825/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ennatykset_index.htm |date=30 April 2009 }}
| currentclub = Paide Linnameeskond (academy director)
| manageryears1 = 1996–2000
| managerclubs1 = ÅIFK
| manageryears2 = 2001–2003
| managerclubs2 = TPS
| manageryears3 = 2006
| managerclubs3 = MyPa (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs4 = FF Jaro
| manageryears5 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs5 = Finland U18
| manageryears6 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs6 = Finland U19
| manageryears7 = 2011–2013
| managerclubs7 = Finland U21
| manageryears8 = 2014–2018
| managerclubs8 = TPS
| manageryears9 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs9 = TPS (sporting director)
| manageryears10 = 2023
| managerclubs10 = TPS
| manageryears11 = 2024–
| managerclubs11 = Paide (academy director)
}}
Mika Laurikainen (born 28 April 1963) is a Finnish football manager who works as an academy director in Paide Linnameeskond.
Career
On 16 December 2022, while serving as the club's sporting director, Laurikainen appointed himself the head coach of Turun Palloseura (TPS) for the 2023 season.{{cite web|publisher=TPS|url=https://fc.tps.fi/fi/uutiset/mika-laurikaisesta-tps-n-paavalmentaja-kasper-hamalainen-ja-jesse-saarinen-liittyvat-valmennusryhmaan-mukaan|title=MIKA LAURIKAISESTA TPS:N PÄÄVALMENTAJA – KASPER HÄMÄLÄINEN JA JESSE SAARINEN LIITTYVÄT VALMENNUSRYHMÄÄN MUKAAN|trans-title=FROM MIKA LAURIKAISTE, TPS HEAD COACH – KASPER HÄMÄLÄINEN AND JESSE SAARINEN JOIN THE COACHING TEAM|date=16 December 2022|access-date=30 March 2023|language=fi}} After the season, it was announced that Laurikainen will leave out from the club.[https://fc.tps.fi/uutiset/mika-laurikainen-siirtyy-sivuun-tpsn-taustajoukoista/ MIKA LAURIKAINEN SIIRTYY SIVUUN TPS:N TAUSTAJOUKOISTA], fc.tps.fi, 5 December 2023
On 30 August 2024, it was reported that Laurikainen would start as an academy director of Estonian Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond.[https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/6420415 TPS:n pitkäaikaisin päävalmentaja Mika Laurikainen siirtyy ulkomaille], Turun Sanomat, 30 August 2024
Personal life
His son Joonas is a former footballer and a current coach.
Honours
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
{{FF Jaro managers}}
{{Turun Palloseura managers}}
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Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Turku
Category:Finnish football managers
Category:Turun Palloseura managers
Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position
Category:Veikkausliiga managers
Category:Finnish sporting directors
Category:Finnish football coaches
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
Category:Turun Palloseura non-playing staff
Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen
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