| Jani Meriläinen | |
| Birth Date: | 1974 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Height: | 1.81m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper, Goalkeeping coach |
| Youthclubs1: | RoPS |
| Years1: | 1992–2000 |
| Clubs1: | RoPS |
| Caps1: | 87 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs2: | Inter Turku |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2002 |
| Clubs3: | → Närpes Kraft (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2003 |
| Clubs4: | KooTeePee |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2004–2020 |
| Managerclubs1: | Inter Turku (goalkeeping coach) |
| Manageryears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Managerclubs2: | Inter Turku (sporting director) |
Jani Meriläinen (born 18 July 1974) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently working for Inter Turku youth sector and for the development of goalkeeping coaching in the club.[1] [2]
Born in Rovaniemi, Meriläinen started football in a local club RoPS. He played in Veikkausliiga with the RoPS first team, Inter Turku and KooTeePee. He retired as a player after the 2003 season.
Meriläinen worked as a goalkeeping coach for Inter Turku during 2004–2020.[3] He was the club's sporting director in 2021–2022.[4] [5] [6]