Teemu Virtala

Teemu Virtala
Born (1983-08-17) August 17, 1983
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for
Current AlpsHL coach Ritten Sport
Coached for SV Kaltern
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2002–2024

Teemu Virtala (born August 17, 1983) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Ritten Sport, Italian team of the Alps Hockey League.

Virtala played with KalPa in the Finish SM-liiga during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.[1] In 2014 he joined Kazzinc-Torpedo[2] and a year later was transferred to Arlan Kokshetau.[3]

In the last career years as a player Virtala was active in the Metal Ligaen with Gentofte Stars (2016-2018) and Rødovre Mighty Bulls (2019-2020), in the Alps Hockey League with HC Val Pusteria (2018-2019) and in the Italian Hockey League with SV Kaltern (2020-2024).

During the last two years he spent playing for Kaltern, Virtala served as a player-assistant coach, and after retiring, he was promoted to head coach. During two seasons, the team won two championships (2024-2025 and 2025-2026) and a Coppa Italia (2025-2026).

In May 2026 he was appointed head coach of Ritten Sport.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Teemu Virtala". Jatkoaika. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Teemu Virtala VHL-liigaan" [Teemu Virtala to the VHL League]. Kainuun Sanomat (in Finnish). July 30, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Teemu Virtala Kazakstaniin "jatkuvalle koeajalle"". Kainuun Sanomat (in Finnish). June 18, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Teemu Virtala è il nuovo Head Coach del Renon". Sportiamoci (in Italian). May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ "L'allenatore del Caldaro campione Teemu Virtala è il nuovo Head Coach del Renon". HockeyTime (in Italian). May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026.


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