| General |
| Simo Valakari | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Simo Johannes Valakari | |
| Date of birth: | 28 April 1973 | |
| Place of birth: | Helsinki,  Finland
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| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  St. Johnstone (manager)
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| Youth clubs | ||
| KäPa
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1990 1991–1994 1995–1996 1996–2000 2000–2004 2004–2006 2007–2009 Total |
KäPa Kontu FinnPa Motherwell Derby County FC Dallas TPS
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16 (2) 59 (7) 48 (5) 103 (0) 46 (3) 89 (1) 38 (1) 399 (19) |
| National team | ||
| 1996–2003 | Finland
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32 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2010 2012–2016 2017–2020 2021–2022 2023 2024 2024– |
Åbo IFK SJK Tromsø KuPS Auda Riga FC St. Johnstone
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Simo Johannes Valakari (born 28 April 1973) is a Finnish football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Scottish Championship club St. Johnstone.
Valakari is a former Finland international, earning 32 caps.
External links[]
Simo Valakari profile at Soccerbase- Simo Valakari management profile at Soccerbase
- S. Valakari at Soccerway
| St Johnstone F.C. squad - 2025–26 |
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1 Clark · 3 Tanser · 4 Alston · 5 Shaughnessy · 7 D. Wright · 8 Davidson · 9 Kane · 10 Wotherspoon · 11 Swanson · 12 Bell · 14 Comrie · 15 Kerr · 17 O'Halloran · 18 McCann · 19 Foster · 22 Hendry · 23 Gordon · 24 Easton · 26 Craig · 27 Goss · 28 Callachan · 30 Hurst · 31 Keown · 32 Watt · 33 Kennedy · Manager: T. Wright |
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