Kimmo Tauriainen Explained

Kimmo Tauriainen
Birth Date:16 March 1972
Birth Place:Rovaniemi, Finland
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1983–1989
Youthclubs1:RoPs
Years1:1989–1992
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Years2:1993–1996
Clubs2:Kontu
Caps2:75
Goals2:11
Years3:1996
Caps3:21
Goals3:2
Years4:1997
Clubs4:GBK
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:1998–2001
Caps5:103
Goals5:16
Years6:2002
Clubs6:Start
Caps6:23
Goals6:4
Years7:2003
Caps7:22
Goals7:0
Years8:2004–2005
Caps8:15
Goals8:3
Years9:2006
Caps9:24
Goals9:9
Totalcaps:309
Totalgoals:45
Nationalyears1:1991
Nationalteam1:Finland U21
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Kimmo Tauriainen (born 16 March 1972) is a Finnish former footballer.

Career

He has played for RoPS, KePS, Kontu, FC Jokerit, MyPa and Atlantis FC. He also played one season in Norwegian IK Start. He won the Finnish Cup with Atlantis FC in 2001 and with MyPa in 2004. Tauriainen has also won Finnish championship in 2005 with MyPa.

Tauriainen returned to Atlantis from MyPa in 2006. He had to end his professional career because of knee injury after season 2006.

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Pasi Tauriainen and Vesa Tauriainen, and the uncle of Jimi Tauriainen and Julius Tauriainen.[1]

Nowadays Kimmo works as a sales person in Duosport. Kimmo is also getting married during summer 2009 with singer Maria.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suomalainen futislupaus solmi ammattilaissopimuksen Chelsean kanssa. The Finnish football star signed a professional contract with Chelsea. 9 March 2021. mtvuutiset.fi. Finnish.