Joni Lehtonen
 Lehtonen in a charity match in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilves | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Ilves | 88 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | Motherwell | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Ilves | 28 | (4) |
| 1998 | RoPS | 17 | (0) |
| 1999 | Tampere United | 12 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | TPV | 53 | (12) |
| 2002–2003 | PP-70 | 45 | (4) |
| 2004 | FJK | 19 | (1) |
| 2005 | PP-70 | 25 | (4) |
| 2006 | Someron Voima | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | PP-70 | 64 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Ilves (youth) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Ilves II (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Ilves (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Ilves | ||
| 2024– | Ilves (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 | |||
Joni Lehtonen (born 30 September 1973) is a Finnish football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga club Ilves. After the dismissal of Toni Kallio in August 2023, Lehtonen was named the head coach of Ilves for the rest of the season,[1] guiding the club to win the 2023 Finnish Cup title.[2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]His son Rasmus Lehtonen is also a footballer, playing for Ykkösliiga club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP).
Honours
[edit]As a manager
Ilves
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kriisijoukkueen uutta päävalmentajaa pidetään hulluna – antoi nyt kivikovan lupauksen: ”Takuuvarmasti”, Ilta-Sanomat, 17 August 2023
- ^ Ilveksen cup-mestaruutta seuraa iso kysymys: Saako Joni Lehtonen jatkaa tähtiin kirjoitettua tarinaa?, Aamulehti, 30 September 2023
- ^ UUDEN APUVALMENTAJA JONI LEHTOSEN LAJIVINKIT, ilvesedustus.fi
- ^ Uusi päävalmentaja, tuttu surullinen tarina – Ilveksen kehno kausi jatkui, mutta Joni Lehtonen kehui pelaajiaan: ”Olen sataprosenttisen varma, että keräämme pisteitä”, Aamulehti, 13 August 2023
External links
[edit]- Joni Lehtonen at Soccerway
- Joni Lehtonen at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Finnish football managers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Association football coaches
- Ilves (football) players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Rovaniemen Palloseura managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Sportspeople from Tampere
- Footballers from Tampere
- Veikkausliiga managers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Tampereen Pallo-Veikot players
- Tampere United players
- Scottish Football League players
- Ilves (football) managers
- Ilves (football) non-playing staff
- Forssan Jalkapalloklubi players
- Someron Voima players