Juha Pasoja
Finnish footballer and coach (born 1976)
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Juha Pasoja (born 16 November 1976) is a Finnish football coach and former defender. From 2020 to 2024, he was the head coach of Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkösliiga.[1] Before that, he was the head coach of Dreams FC in Ghana Premier League.[2] Currently Pasoja works for EIF youth sector.
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Pasoja with HamKam in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juha Pasoja | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kemi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | KPT-85 | 152 | (19) |
| 2000–2001 | Jazz | 59 | (9) |
| 2002–2005 | Haka | 92 | (10) |
| 2006–2009 | HamKam | 84 | (19) |
| 2010–2012 | JJK | 73 | (3) |
| Total | 460 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Finland | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2018 | JJK | ||
| 2018–2019 | Dreams | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kemi City | ||
| 2020–2024 | MP | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
During his playing career, Pasoja played for FC Haka, FC Jazz, JJK in the Veikkausliiga and has 224 matches and 22 goals. In addition he played for HamKam in Norway and has been capped 15 times for Finland.[3]
He has also played futsal and represented Finland national futsal team.[4]
Coaching career
Pasoja started his coaching career in JJK Jyväskylä after his playing career. After five years in Jyväskylä, Pasoja was named the head coach of Ghana Premier League club Dreams FC in 2018.
In 2019, he returned to his hometown in Finland and was named the head coach of Kemi City.[5]
In 2020, Pasoja was appointed as the head coach of Mikkelin Palloilijat.[6] In August 2023, the club exercised their option and his contract was extended on a one-year deal.[7]
In November 2024, Pasoja joined Ekenäs IF (EIF) youth sector to develop the club's coaching.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 26 August 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KPT-85 | 1992 | Kakkonen | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Kakkonen | |||||||||||
| 1994 | Kakkonen | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Kakkonen | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Kakkonen | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Ykkönen | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | |||||||
| 1998 | Ykkönen | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |||||||
| 1999 | Ykkönen | 25 | 7 | 25 | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 152 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 19 | ||
| Jazz | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 4 | – | – | – | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 9 | ||
| Haka | 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 5 | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 3 | – | – | 3[d] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[e] | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 92 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 107 | 12 | ||
| HamKam | 2006 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 4 | – | – | – | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2007 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 9 | – | – | – | 25 | 9 | ||||
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2009 | 1. divisjon | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 19 | ||
| JJK Jyväskylä | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 362 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 394 | 62 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
As a player
Haka[9]
- Veikkausliiga: 2004
- Finnish Cup: 2002, 2005