Janne Lindberg

Janne Lindberg

Personal information
Full name	Janne Lindberg
Date of birth	(1966-05-24) 24 May 1966
Place of birth	Kuusankoski, Finland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sudet (manager)
Youth career
1972–1988	Kuusankosken Kumu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1990	Kuusankosken Kumu	38	(7)
1990–1992	FC Haka	21	(4)
1992–1994	MyPa	83	(7)
1994–1997	Greenock Morton	75	(5)
1997–1998	1. FC Saarbrücken	24	(1)
1998–2005	MyPa	128	(7)
International career‡
1993–1996	Finland	34	(1)
Managerial career
2007	VPS
2008–2010	MyPa
	Sudet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 30 April 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2006

Janne Lindberg (born 24 May 1966 in Kuusankoski) is a Finnish former professional footballer managing Finnish fourth-tier side Sudet.

Lindberg joined his local club Kumu as a six-year-old boy where he stayed for 18 years. In 1990, at the age of 24, he moved onto FC Haka and after two years at Haka he transferred to MyPa.

At MyPa Lindberg established himself as a Finnish International, gaining the first of his 34 caps in 1992. He also experienced European football in the UEFA Cup.

In 1994, ex-Morton player Jimmy Pearson recommended Lindberg to then Greenock Morton manager Allan McGraw. As a result, Morton signed Lindberg at a cost of £250,000; a deal that included Lindberg's MyPa teammate and compatriot Marko Rajamäki.

Lindberg (and Rajamäki) made their débuts on 22 October 1994 against Berwick Rangers, a match Morton lost 2–1. However, both players went on to have impressive careers at Morton. Lindberg made approximately 88 appearances, scoring five goals.

In 1997 Lindberg's contract at Morton was not renewed and he signed for German side 1. FC Saarbrücken. His family did not settle in Germany, consequently he returned to former club MyPa in 1998 where he played until 2005.

Coaching career

After a lengthy spell coaching at MyPa, he became coach at VPS Vaasa.

In 2002 Lindberg was instrumental in the transfer of former Finnish Under 21 internationalist Jani Uotinen from MyPa to former club Morton.

In September 2008 Lindberg was appointed as the new head coach of MyPa care-taking the rest of the season after the manager Janne Hyppönen was sacked. Previously Lindberg had worked as an assistant of Hyppönen. He left this post in 2010.

He is currently coaching Sudet.

External links

• Janne Lindberg – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Janne Lindberg at National-Football-Teams.com
• Janne Lindberg at Soccerbase