| Vesa Tauriainen | |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1978–1985 |
| Youthclubs1: | RoPs |
| Years1: | 1985–1988 |
| Caps1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 1989 |
| Clubs2: | Kiruna |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Years3: | 1990–1991 |
| Caps3: | 56 |
| Goals3: | 18 |
| Years4: | 1992 |
| Clubs4: | FC Oulu |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 1993 |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 1994–1996 |
| Clubs6: | Jaro |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 1997 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 1998 |
| Clubs8: | Lira |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 11 |
| Years9: | 1999 |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2000 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1985 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1988–1989 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1990 |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Managerclubs1: | MyPa (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2007 |
| Managerclubs2: | KooTeePee |
| Manageryears3: | 2012–2015 |
| Managerclubs3: | RoPs (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2012–2015 |
| Managerclubs4: | Santa Claus |
| Manageryears5: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs5: | Santa Claus |
| Manageryears6: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs6: | RoPs II |
| Manageryears7: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs7: | RoPs |
Vesa Tauriainen (born 16 December 1967) is a Finnish former international footballer and a football manager.
In September 2020, Tauriainen's contract with RoPs was terminated, and he was replaced as head coach by Mikko Mannila.[1]
He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Pasi Tauriainen and Kimmo Tauriainen, and the uncle of Jimi Tauriainen and Julius Tauriainen.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| RoPs | 1985 | Mestaruussarja | – | 0 | 0 | – | |||||||
| 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 16 | |||
| Kiruna | 1989 | Division 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
| RoPs | 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | ||
| Total | 56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 18 | |||
| FC Oulu | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| HJK | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Jaro | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | ||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | |||
| Santa Claus | 1997 | Kakkonen | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Lira | 1998 | Division 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | ||
| RoPs | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 294 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 90 | |||