Mika Nurmela

Mika Nurmela
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-12-26) 26 December 1971
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 OLS 36 (4)
1990 RPallo 21 (6)
1991–1992 Haka 65 (8)
1993–1995 Malmö FF 31 (3)
1994 → TPS (loan) 6 (2)
1995–1999 Emmen 122 (19)
1999–2003 Heerenveen 133 (26)
2003–2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern 28 (0)
2005 OLS 4 (0)
2005 HJK 7 (2)
2005–2006 Heracles Almelo 22 (2)
2006 AC Oulu 2 (1)
2006–2007 HJK 40 (4)
2008 RoPS 25 (1)
2009–2014 AC Oulu 153 (25)
International career
1987 Finland U15 9 (1)
1988 Finland U16 8 (3)
1988–1989 Finland U17 11 (1)
1990 Finland U19 1 (0)
1991–1994 Finland U21 19 (1)
1992–2008 Finland 71 (4)
Managerial career
2013–2014 AC Oulu (sporting director)
2015 Finland (assistant)
2017–2024 Finland (assistant)
2025– AC Oulu (sporting director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish football coach and former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder or winger.[1] He is currently the sporting director of AC Oulu.

After his playing career, he also worked as the sporting director of his hometown club AC Oulu, when they played in Ykkönen in 2010s. During 2015–2024, Nurmela was an assistant coach of the Finland national team.

Club career

While playing for Heerenveen in Eredivisie during the 1999–2000 season, Nurmela was awarded for the joint-most assists of the season with 12 contributions.[2]

Nurmela ended his professional playing career in 2014, at the age of 43.

International

Nurmela was capped 71 times for the Finland national team, scoring four goals. He ended his international career in January 2008.

Personal life

His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer who plays for OLS.[3]

Career statistics

Club

[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OLS Oulu 1988 Kakkonen 153––153
1989 Kakkonen 211––211
Total 3640000364
Rauman Pallo 1990 Kakkonen 216––216
Haka 1991 Veikkausliiga 335––335
1992 Veikkausliiga 323––323
Total 6580000658
Malmö FF 1993 Allsvenskan 163–1[b]0173
1994 Allsvenskan 50––50
1995 Allsvenskan 100–00100
Total 3130010323
TPS (loan) 1994 Veikkausliiga 62––62
Emmen 1995–96 Eerste Divisie 25500–255
1996–97 Eerste Divisie 34400–344
1997–98 Eerste Divisie 31710–327
1998–99 Eerste Divisie 38342–425
Total 12819520013321
Heerenveen 1999–00 Eredivisie 348204[b]0408
2000–01 Eredivisie 335106[c]0405
2001–02 Eredivisie 344214[b]1406
2002–03 Eredivisie 329202[d]0369
Total 133267116115628
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2003–04 Bundesliga 210002[d]0230
2004–05 Bundesliga 7010–80
Total 2801020310
OLS Oulu 2005 Ykkönen 20––20
HJK Helsinki 2005 Veikkausliiga 72––72
Heracles Almelo 2005–06 Eredivisie 24200–242
AC Oulu 2006 Ykkönen 40––40
HJK Helsinki 2006 Veikkausliiga 152–2[d]0172
2007 Veikkausliiga 252–3[d]0282
Total 4040050454
RoPS 2008 Veikkausliiga 251––251
AC Oulu 2009 Ykkönen 264––264
2010 Veikkausliiga 256––256
2011 Ykkönen 24520–265
2012 Ykkönen 25320–273
2013 Ykkönen 26310–273
2014 Ykkönen 27420–294
Total 15325700016025
Career total 603102203241647106
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Suomen Cup and Finnish League Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Cup

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nurmela goal.
List of international goals scored by Mika Nurmela[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
16 September 2003Shafa Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan2–1Euro 2004 qualifying
219 November 2003Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–2Friendly
318 March 2005Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia4–1Friendly
415 November 2006Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Armenia1–0Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Nurmela, Mika" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Oliver Antman huimassa vireessä – Mika Nurmela kertoo, miksi jälki on tähtiinkin verrattuna poikkeuksellsta, Yle, 14 March 2025
  3. ↑ "RoPS signs a 1-year contract with Anselmi Nurmela - Football Finland". www.football-finland.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Mika Nurmela at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ Football PLAYER: Mika Nurmela
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