Teemu Tainio
Teemu Mikael Tainio (born 27 November 1979) is a Finnish football coach and former player. He most recently worked as an assistant head coach of AEL Limassol.
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Tainio playing for the New York Red Bulls in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teemu Mikael Tainio | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Tornio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | TP-47 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Haka | 46 | (14) |
| 1997–2005 | Auxerre | 150 | (14) |
| 2005–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 61 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Sunderland | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | New York Red Bulls | 42 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | HJK | 36 | (3) |
| Total | 364 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2014 | Finland | 64 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Klubi 04 (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Haka (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2023 | Haka | ||
| 2023–2024 | AEL Limassol (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tainio began his career with his local club, TP-47, before moving to FC Haka in 1996. A year later, he moved to France to play for Auxerre. After eight years there, he joined English club Tottenham Hotspur, where he spent three years before joining Sunderland. After a loan spell with Birmingham City during the 2009–10 season, he moved to Dutch club Ajax, before joining the New York Red Bulls in 2011. After two seasons in the United States, he returned to Finland to finish his career with HJK.
He mostly played in a variety of midfield positions during his career, and also at right-back under Juande Ramos at Tottenham.