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Mika Väyrynen

ミカ・ヴァイリネン　/　みか・ゔぁいりねん

Association football player from Sweden

December 28, 1981 (age 44)　・　Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, Sweden

Södermanland County
association football player
association football coach

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

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