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My Take
Mika Väyrynen interests me as a quietly emblematic figure of Nordic football's porous borders, a Finnish midfielder born in Sweden who spent his career reading the game from the center. What I respect most is the second act: rather than chasing the spotlight, he turned to coaching, developing young players at Klubi 04 and HJK before taking the Honka job. That instinct to hand down hard-won knowledge is the unglamorous backbone of any football culture. He's not a household name, but he represents the patient stewards a sport actually depends on, and I find that genuinely worth rooting for.
Overview
Mika Väyrynen (born 28 December 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a football coach, most recently serving as the head coach of Honka in Kakkonen. After his playing career, Väyrynen has also worked as an assistant coach of Klubi 04 and HJK, and as a head coach of Klubi 04.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mika Väyrynen
- Name (Japanese)
- ミカ・ヴァイリネン
- Reading
- みか・ゔぁいりねん
- Born
- December 28, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.