Antero Kivelä
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| Antero Kivelä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
26 December 1955 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Ässät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1989 | ||
Antero Simo Tapani Kivelä (born 26 December 1955) is a retired Finnish ice hockey goaltender. After his playing career, Kivelä coached several ice hockey, rinkball and ringette teams in Finland.[1] Kivelä is also member of the city council in Pori for the Left Alliance.[2][3]
Kivelä played his entire career for Ässät Pori. He made 58 appearances in the Finland national team and took part at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.[4] Kivelä is also the chairman of women's soccer club NiceFutis.
Coaching career[edit]
After his playing career in ice hockey, Kivelä went on to coach in various sports.
Rinkball[edit]
Kivelä coached Porin Kärpät in rinkball.[5]
Ice hockey[edit]
Kivelä coached Kalajoen Junkkarit, Närpes Kraft, Vammalan Palloseura, Jokipojat, and Porin Ässät (league A and B) in ice hockey.[5]
Ringette[edit]
Kivelä coached ringette from 1989 to 2015. He was a head coach in the Finnish national ringette league, SM Ringette, (formerly called Ringeten SM-sarja), for the Luvian Kiekko -82 ringette club for more than ten seasons.[5]
Achievements as a coach[edit]
SM Ringette gold: 2004, 2005, 2007[citation needed]
Ringette World Club Championship silver for Ringette club teams: 2008[citation needed]
Ringette World Club Championship bronze for Ringette club teams: 2011[citation needed]
Sources[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Suomen Ringettevalmentajat ry (SRiV) | Antero Kivelä". suomenringettevalmentajat.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Ringette Coaches Association. 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ NiceFutis home page Archived March 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Members of Pori city council 2103–2016 Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ a b c "Luvian Kiekko -82 homepage" (in Finnish). Luvian Kiekko -82 ry. 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
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