Mika Pulkkinen

{{short description|Finnish football coach and former player (born 1972)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mika Pulkkinen

| image =

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| fullname =

| height = 1.84m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|12|29}}

| birth_place = Kotka, Finland

| currentclub =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = KTP

| years1 = 1989–1996

| clubs1 = KTP

| caps1 = 104

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 1997

| clubs2 = TP-Seinäjoki

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1998–1999

| clubs3 = Kotkan TP

| caps3 = 49

| goals3 = 11

| years4 = 1999–2000

| clubs4 = Heerenveen

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2000–2001

| clubs5 = SW Bregenz

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2001

| clubs6 = Atlantis

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2002

| clubs7 = AC Allianssi

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2002

| clubs8 = → AC Vantaa (loan)

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2002

| clubs9 = → KooTeePee (loan)

| caps9 = 10

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2003

| clubs10 = KooTeePee

| caps10 = 16

| goals10 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2013–2016 | managerclubs1 = KTP (coaching director)

| manageryears2 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs2 = HJS (coaching director)

| manageryears3 = 2020 | managerclubs3 = RoPS (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2020–2022 | managerclubs4 = RoPS (coaching director)

| manageryears5 = 2022 | managerclubs5 = Hønefoss

| manageryears6 = 2023 | managerclubs6 = KuPS II

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Mika Pulkkinen (born 29 December 1972) is a Finnish football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. Pulkkinen started football in his hometown club KTP. Besides in his native Finland, Pulkkinen played for Heerenveen in Dutch Eredivisie[https://yle.fi/a/3-5926806 Mika Pulkkinen Heerenveeniin], Yle, 18 October 1999 and for SW Bregenz in Austrian Bundesliga. During his career, he made 81 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga for TP-Seinäjoki, Kotkan TP, Atlantis, Allianssi and KooTeePee, scoring nine goals in total.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/390351/pulkkinen-mika Pulkkinen, Mika], veikkausliiga.com

After his playing career, Pulkkinen has worked as a coaching director for KTP, HJS and RoPS, which he also coached.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2019/11/06/mika-pulkkinen-ropsn-valmennuspaallikoksi Mika Pulkkinen RoPS:n valmennuspäälliköksi], veikkausliiga.com, 6 November 2019 In 2022, he worked as a head coach of Norwegian club Hønefoss.[https://www.kymensanomat.fi/urheilu/4640498 Kotkalainen Mika Pulkkinen sai päävalmentajapestin Norjasta – "Iso haaste, mutta myös iso mahdollisuus"], Kymen Sanomat, 31 May 2022[https://www.juniorikups.fi/uutiset/52135/mika-pulkkinen-kups-ryn-akatemiaympariston-paavalmentajaksi Mika Pulkkinen KuPS ry:n Akatemiaympäristön päävalmentajaksi / talenttivalmentajaksi], juniorikups.fi, 31 January 2023