• Source: Vesa Vasara

Vesa-Pekka Vasara (born 16 August 1976) is a Finnish professional football manager for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku, and a former player who played for the Veikkausliiga sides HJK Helsinki, FC Jokerit, FF Jaro, and FC Honka, as well as for Kalmar FF in Sweden. He was also capped 12 times for the Finland national team, scoring twice.




Playing career


Vasara started his career with Malmin Palloseura (MPS) in Malmi, North Helsinki, before joining Vantaan Pallo in 1994.
On 26 August 1998, Vasara scored a goal for HJK Helsinki against Metz, in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off round, helping his team to get a 1–1 away draw (2–1 on aggregate) and qualify to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, as the first-ever Finnish club. Vasara ultimately spent six seasons with HJK.
Later he played for Kalmar FF in Swedish Allsvenskan, and for Jokerit, Jaro and Honka in Veikkausliiga.




Managerial career


Vasara was selected as the Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month for June 2018 while managing Veikkausliiga side Honka. Vasara worked as a manager of Honka for seven seasons, until Honka was declared for bankruptcy at the end of the 2023, and he was released.
Vasara was subsequently named the manager of a fellow Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku, signing a two-year deal with the club, starting in 2024.




Personal life


His brother Jussi Vasara is also a former professional footballer.




Career statistics






= Club

=
As of 1 September 2024.




= International

=
As of match played 17 April 2002




= Managerial

=
As of 1 September 2024




Honours






= As a player

=
HJK

Veikkausliiga: 1997
Finnish Cup: 2000




= As a manager

=
Honka

Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
Finnish League Cup: 2022
Ykkönen runner-up: 2017
Inter Turku

Finnish Cup runner-up: 2024
Finnish League Cup: 2024




References






External links


(in Finnish) Vesa Vasara at FC Honka

Media related to Vesa Vasara at Wikimedia Commons

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• FC Honka
• Vesa Vasara
• Vasara
• FC Inter Turku
• 2024 Veikkausliiga
• Jussi Vasara
• Vesa (name)
• Riku Paularinne
• FC Honka
• 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship
• 2017 Ykkönen