Joonas Rantanen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2016–2019 | HJK (women) | ||
| 2020 | Klubi 04 | ||
| 2021 | HJK (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Gnistan | ||
| 2024– | Ilves | ||
Joonas Rantanen (born 27 July 1987) is a Finnish football manager, currently working as a manager of Veikkausliiga club Ilves. Rantanen has a UEFA Pro -coaching license.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]HJK organisation
[edit]Rantanen started as a sports coordinator for youth teams in HJK Helsinki organisation in 2009. He worked for HJK in various positions until 2015, when he had a brief study leave.[2]
During 2016–2019, Rantanen worked as a head coach of HJK women's team competing in Naisten Liiga,[3] leading the team to win Finnish championship title in 2019, and Finnish Women's Cup in 2017 and 2019.[4]
He was named the head coach of Klubi 04, the reserve team of HJK, for the 2020 season,[5] winning the Kakkonen Group B and gaining a promotion to Ykkönen. Rantanen worked as an assistant coach in Toni Koskela's coaching staff in HJK first team for the 2021 Veikkausliiga season.[6]
Gnistan
[edit]During 2022–2023, Rantanen worked as a head coach of IF Gnistan in the second-tier Ykkönen, leading the team to finish as Ykkönen runner-up and qualify for the Veikkausliiga promotion play-offs at the end of the 2023 season, eventually losing to IFK Mariehamn.[7] However, Gnistan were later granted the Veikkausliiga license and promoted via supplemental process, after FC Honka was declared for bankruptcy.
Ilves
[edit]On 23 October 2023, Rantanen was appointed as the manager of Veikkausliiga club Ilves on a two-year deal, starting in 2024.[8] In his first season as a manager in the top tier, he coached the team in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers, advancing by an aggregate win against Austria Wien, eventually falling short to Djurgården in the 3rd round.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Rantanen has graduated as a Master of Education (MEd).[10]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 28 August 2024[11]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| Klubi 04 | 
|
1 January 2020 | 31 December 2020 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 16 | +45 | 85.00 |
| Gnistan |
|
1 January 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 71 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 132 | 101 | +31 | 47.89 |
| Ilves |
|
1 January 2024 | present | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 46.88 |
| Total | 123 | 66 | 30 | 27 | 260 | 165 | +95 | 53.66 | |||
Managerial honours
[edit]HJK women
- Naisten Liiga: 2019
- Finnish Women's Cup: 2017, 2019
Klubi 04
IF Gnistan
References
[edit]- ^ JOONAS RANTANEN ILVEKSEN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI – VALMENNUSRYHMÄSSÄ TUTTUJA KASVOJA, ilvesedustus.fi
- ^ Joonas Rantanen – HJK:n liikuntakoordinaattorista liigajoukkueiden valmennukseen, hjk.fi, 29 June 2021
- ^ Joonas Rantanen jatkaa HJK:n naisten päävalmentajana, kymppipaikka.fi, 25 August 2016
- ^ HJK:n naisten päävalmentaja vaihtuu – Jonne Kunnas ottaa ensi kaudella vetovastuun, Yle, Hinni Hirvonen, 28 August 2019
- ^ Mestarivalmentaja HJK Klubi 04:n vetäjänä, hjk.fi, 5 December 2019
- ^ HJK:n valmennustiimi 2020 on selvillä, hjk.fi, 21 October 2019
- ^ IFK Mariehamn säilytti paikkansa Veikkausliigassa – katso, miten Gnistanin pääsarjaunelma kaatui 20 sekunnissa, Yle, 29 October 2023
- ^ Joonas Rantanen Ilveksen päävalmentajaksi – jalkapallojoukkueen nykyinen valmennustiimi jatkaa tukena, Yle, 23 October 2023
- ^ Ilves jatkaa Konferenssiliigan kolmannelle karsintakierrokselle – FK Austria Wien kaatui rangaistuspotkukilpailussa!, ilvesfootball.com, 1 August 2024
- ^ Joonas Rantanen Ilveksen peräsimeen - 2+1-vuotinen sopimus päävalmentajan tehtävään, Veikkausliiga, 23 October 2023
- ^ Joonas Rantanen, sofascore.com
External links
[edit]- Joonas Rantanen at WorldFootball.net