Jarkko Wiss
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Wiss as head coach of Ilves in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarkko Wiss | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | TPV | 105 | (8) |
| 1996 | Jaro | 25 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | HJK | 52 | (8) |
| 1999 | Molde | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Lillestrøm | 16 | (4) |
| 2000 | Moss | 17 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Stockport County | 41 | (6) |
| 2002–2004 | Hibernian | 48 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Tampere United | 90 | (16) |
| Total | 397 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2007 | Finland | 43 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Tampere United (sporting director) | ||
| 2009 | Finland U16 | ||
| 2011 | Tampere United | ||
| 2014 | Finland U17 | ||
| 2014 | Finland U18 | ||
| 2015 | Finland U19 | ||
| 2016–2021 | Ilves | ||
| 2023 | Inter Turku | ||
| 2024–2025 | KuPS | ||
| 2026– | SJK | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jarkko Wiss (born 17 April 1972) is a Finnish football manager and a former international footballer, who is currently the head coach of SJK.[1] During his playing career, Wiss won four Finnish championship titles with Tampereen Pallo-Veikot, HJK Helsinki, and twice with Tampere United. He was capped 43 times for the Finland national team during 1996–2007. As a manager, he led KuPS to the 2025 Veikkausliiga title before joining SJK for the 2026 season.[2]
Playing career
As a player, he played in the position of defensive midfielder for TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, HJK and Tampere United in Finland, Molde, Lillestrøm and Moss in Norway, before joining Stockport County in England for a £350,000 transfer fee, as well as for Hibernian in Scotland. He was known for his powerful shots with both feet and as a hard tackler.
When playing for HJK, Wiss represented the club in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.
International career
During 1996–2007, Wiss made over 40 appearances for the Finnish national team.
Coaching career
After retiring in 2007 at the age of 35, he worked both as a youth coach and as a sporting director for Tampere United between 2008 and 2009. He also managed the Finnish under-15 football team.
On 29 October 2010 it was announced that Wiss had succeeded the longtime head coach Ari Hjelm at Tampere United.[3] He signed a two-year contract, with an option for a two-year extension, with the club on the same day.[3][4] However, the club was banned from competition for the 2011 season.
Wiss was the manager of Finland national under-18 football team since 1 January 2014.[5]
On 6 November 2015 it was announced that Wiss is taking the head coach position at Ilves starting on 1 January 2016.[6]
On 23 September 2022, Wiss signed a contract with Inter Turku as a manager for 2023 and 2024 seasons, with an option for an additional year.[7] On 6 November 2023, after one season with the club, Wiss was fired due to a harassment incident.[8]
On 13 August 2024, it was reported in Finnish media that Wiss would start as the new manager of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) for the 2025 Veikkausliiga season, a move the club confirmed two days later.[9][10] Tomi Erola, the CEO of KuPS, stated that the club's values were made clear to Wiss, emphasizing that the club believed no one should be judged definitively for past mistakes. His tenure in Kuopio culminated in a highly successful 2025 season, where he guided the club the Veikkausliiga title, characterized by a dominant defensive record throughout the campaign. Despite the championship success, the club announced in November 2025 that Wiss would depart at the end of the year following the conclusion of his contract.[11]
SJK
On 21 December 2025, it was officially announced that Wiss would take over as the head coach of SJK for the 2026 season.[12] He was tasked with rebuilding the squad to challenge for European spots, bringing in a wealth of experience from his previous championship-winning seasons. His first official matches with SJK took place in the 2026 Liigacup during the pre-season winter months.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 September 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPV | 1991 | Kakkonen | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 1992 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 3 | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | – | – | 2[c] | 1 | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 105 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 107 | 9 | ||
| Jaro | 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | – | – | 3[d] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 5 | – | – | 2[e] | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 3 | – | – | 5[f] | 1 | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 9 | ||
| Molde | 1999 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Lillestrøm | 1999 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| Moss | 2000 | Tippeligaen | 17 | 6 | – | – | – | 17 | 6 | |||
| Stockport County | 2000–01 | First Division | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 7 | |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Hibernian | 2001–02 | Scottish Premier League | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Scottish Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| Tampere United | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 4 | – | – | 6[d] | 2 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 5 | – | – | 6[d] | 1 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 5 | – | – | 4[d] | 1 | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | – | – | 6[g] | 1 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 90 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 112 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 397 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 438 | 57 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes EFL League Cup and Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
International
- As of match played 12 September 2007
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of match played 4 January 2002. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Wiss goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 1998 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 18 August 1999 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Brugge, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 4 January 2002 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Managerial record
- As of 20 January 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | W% | |||||||
| Ilves | 1 January 2016 | 17 August 2021 | 205 | 96 | 47 | 62 | 46.83 | ||||
| Inter Turku | 1 January 2023 | 6 November 2023 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 40.54 | ||||
| KuPS | 1 January 2025 | 31 December 2025 | 57 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 54.39 | ||||
| SJK | 1 January 2026 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||
| Total | 299 | 142 | 67 | 90 | 47.49 | ||||||
Honours
Tampere United
- Veikkausliiga: 2006, 2007
- Finnish Cup: 2007
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 1997
- UEFA Champions League participant: 1998–99
TPV
- Veikkausliiga: 1994
Managerial honours
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2025
Ilves
- Finnish Cup: 2019
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month:
- September 2016[14]
- August 2017[15]
- June 2023[16]
- August 2025[17]
- October 2025[18]
- Veikkausliiga Manager of the Year: 2025[19]
References
- ^ "Jarkko Wiss SJK:n uusi päävalmentaja". SJK.fi. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Jarkko Wiss jättää KuPS:n mestaruuden jälkeen". Veikkausliiga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Wiss installed at Tampere". UEFA. UEFA. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Jarkko Wiss, head coach of TamU Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "U18 uuteen aikaan Belgia-otteluissa" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Ilveksen uusi päävalmentaja on Jarkko Wiss" (in Finnish). YLE. 6 November 2015.
- ^ "JARKKO WISS KAUDEN 2022 JÄLKEEN FC INTERIN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI" [JARKKO WISS TO BE HEAD COACH OF FC INTER AFTER THE 2022 SEASON] (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ FC Inter antoi potkut Jarkko Wissille – MTV Urheilun tiedot: Ahdisteli naistyöntekijää kauden päätösjuhlassa, mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, Eetu Ikola, Antti Rämänen, 6 November 2023
- ^ MTV Urheilun tiedot: Kohussa ryvettynyt Jarkko Wiss on Veikkausliigan kärkiseuran uusi päävalmentaja, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, Timo Innanen, 13 August 2024
- ^ Jarkko Wiss ja Sixten Boströmin kanssa sopimukset kaudesta 2025, kups.fi, 15 August 2024
- ^ "Jarkko Wiss jättää KuPS:n mestaruuden jälkeen". Veikkausliiga.com. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Jarkko Wiss on SJK:n uusi päävalmentaja". SJK.fi. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "SJK aloittaa taipaleensa Wissin alaisuudessa". Ilkka-Pohjalainen. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "HJK:n Morelos kuukauden pelaajaksi". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Akseli Pelvas elokuun kuukauden pelaajaksi". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Veikkausliigan kesäkuun joukkueessa Inter edustettuna". fcinter.fi. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "KuPSin Jarkko Wiss Veikkausliigan elokuun valmentajaksi". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Mestaruusvalmentaja Jarkko Wiss lokakuun parhaaksi" (in Finnish). Yle Urheilu. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Captain's Ball 2025: Jarkko Wiss vuoden valmentaja" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
External links
- Jarkko Wiss at Soccerbase
- Jarkko Wiss at National-Football-Teams.com