Kim Suominen
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 October 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
Date of death | 18 November 2021 | (aged 52)||
Place of death | Turku, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1986 | TPS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1991 | TPS | 131 | (16) |
1992–1993 | Jaro | 52 | (4) |
1994 | TPV | 26 | (2) |
1994–1996 | Admira Wacker | 27 | (1) |
1996–1997 | IFK Norrköping | 45 | (2) |
1998 | Inter Turku | 23 | (3) |
1999 | Jazz | 28 | (3) |
2000 | TPS | 28 | (1) |
International career | |||
1993–1996 | Finland | 39 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2021 | TPS (youth)[1] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kim Suominen (20 October 1969 – 18 November 2021) was a Finnish footballer who played as a midfielder.
On 18 November 2021, Suominen passed away after suffering a heart attack while he was coaching a training session with TPS youth team.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 May 2024.[10]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TPS | 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 20 | 3 | 4[b] | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
1988 | Mestaruussarja | 27 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | 33 | 2 | |||
1989 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | |||||
1990 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
1991 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 2 | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
Total | 131 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 143 | 17 | ||||
Jaro | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 4 | – | 31 | 4 | |||
1993 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
Total | 52 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 4 | ||
TPV | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
Admira Wacker | 1994–95 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
1995–96 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||
IFK Norrköping | 1996 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
1997 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | |||||
Total | 45 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 2 | ||
Inter Turku | 1998 | Ykkönen | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |
Jazz | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | |
TPS | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |
Career total | 360 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 374 | 33 |
Honours
[edit]TPS:
- Finnish Cup: 1991
- Mestaruussarja: runner-up 1989
TPV
External links
[edit]- Kim Suominen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Veikkausliigan verkkonäyttely
- Finnish Players Abroad
References
[edit]- ^ Kollega yritti elvyttää, paikalla kolme ambulanssia – näin Kim Suomisen, 52, viimeiset hetket etenivät, Ilta-Sanomat, 19 November 2021
- ^ Kim Suominen menehtyi kesken harjoitusten – junioripelaajille kriisiapua, kynttilät valaisivat pimennettyä jalkapallokenttää, Turun Sanomat, 19 November 2021
- ^ Rakastettu TPS-valmentaja sai sairauskohtauksen kesken harjoitusten ja kuoli: ”Kaikille tullaan tarjoamaan kriisiapua”, Iltalehti, 19 November 2021
- ^ Kim Suominen toivotti pojalleen hyvää yötä, kertoi rakastavansa tätä eikä palannut – ”Vaikka Kimi nukkui nuorena pois, hän eli monta intensiivistä elämää”, Ilta-Sanomat, 24 April 2022
- ^ TPS-legenda Kim Suomiselle muistolaatta Kupittaa 5 -kentälle, turku.fi, 9 September 2022
- ^ Kynttilämeri kertoo suuresta surusta Turussa – Kim Suomiselle komea kunnianosoitus Kupittaalla, Iltalehti, 20 November 2021
- ^ TPS-LEGENDA KIM SUOMINEN ON MENEHTYNYT 52-VUOTIAANA, fc.tps.fi, 19 November 2021
- ^ Neljä ”San Siron ihme” -joukkueen pelaajaa on siirtynyt jo suuremmille pelikentille – Kim Suominen on lähtenyt viimeisenä, jalkipeli.net, 11 October 2023
- ^ Åboraakkeli: Kim Suominen oli legenda yli seurarajojen, Aamulehti, 25 November 2021
- ^ Kim Suominen, Finnish FA
Categories:
- 1969 births
- 2021 deaths
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finland men's international footballers
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- FF Jaro players
- FC Inter Turku players
- FC Jazz players
- Mestaruussarja players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- FC Admira Wacker Mödling players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Allsvenskan players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Footballers from Turku
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Ykkönen players