Jyrki Antero ("Jyrä") Heliskoski (September 28, 1945 – December 28, 2020)[1] was a Finnish football coach.
Heliskoski worked briefly as the head coach of the Finland national team from July 2005 to January 2006. He then continued as an assistant coach under Roy Hodgson until November 2007. Previously he had coached a number of Finnish national youth teams, including the under-21 team[2][3][4] and the under-19 team.[5]
On the club side, Heliskoski coached HJK Helsinki in 1985–89, winning three league titles. He also coached HJK in 2000–2001.[2] Before 1978 he worked as a handball coach.
References
edit- ^ Vainikka, Jussi (29 December 2020). "Jalkapallovalmentaja Jyrki Heliskoski on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto". Archived from the original on 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Suomen Palloliitto - Alle 19-v. (01.01.1990)". Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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