Tommi Koivistoinen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommi Petteri Koivistoinen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilves | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Ilves | 28 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Jazz[a] | 114 | (0) |
| 1995 | TPV | 22 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | HJK | 54 | (0) |
| 1999 | → KäPa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Tampere United | 32 | (0) |
| 2001 | Atlantis | 26 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | AC Allianssi | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Finland U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 1987 | Finland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 1988 | Finland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | AC Allianssi (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tommi Petteri Koivistoinen (born 10 July 1970) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Tampere, Koivistoinen started football in a local club Ilves, making his senior debut in 1988 in first-tier Mestaruussarja.
Later he played for numerous clubs in his native Finland, including Porin Pallo-Toverit (later FC Jazz),[1] Tampereen Pallo-Veikot, HJK Helsinki, Käpylän Pallo, Tampere United, Atlantis and AC Allianssi. While playing for HJK, Koivistoinen represented the club in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.[2] Koivistoinen won two Finnish championship titles, with Jazz in 1993 and with HJK in 1997.
During his youth years, he represented Finland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 youth international levels.
Koivistoinen announced his retirement in January 2004.[3] During his career, Koivistoinen made 276 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[4] He was named in the Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame in 2008.
Later career
After retiring from his playing career, Koivistoinen worked as a sporting director of his last club AC Allianssi during 2004–2005.
Since early 2024, Koivistoinen is working as a marketing director of Finnish ice hockey club Kiekko-Vantaa in second-tier Mestis.[2]
Personal life
His son Eetu Koivistoinen is a professional ice hockey player.[5] His younger son Jesse is a former footballer.