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Teemu Tainio
Teemu Tainio
Personal information
Full name: Teemu Mikael Tainio
Date of birth: 27 November 1979 (1979-11-27) (age 45)
Place of birth:    Tornio, Flag of Finland Finland
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position: Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of Finland FC Haka (manager)
Youth clubs
1994–1995 Flag of Finland TP-47
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
1996–1997
1997–2005
2005–2008
2008–2010
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2013–2014
Total
Flag of Finland FC Haka
Flag of France Auxerre
Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur
Flag of England Sunderland
Flag of England → Birmingham City (loan)
Flag of Netherlands Ajax
Flag of United States New York Red Bulls
Flag of Finland HJK
046 0(14)
150 0(14)
061 00(3)
021 00(0)
0000(0)
0000(0)
042 00(0)
036 00(3)
364 0(34)   
National team
1998–2014 Flag of Finland Finland 064 00(6)
Teams managed
2018– Flag of Finland FC Haka

Teemu Mikael Tainio (born 27 November 1979) is a Finnish football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Veikkausliiga club FC Haka.

Tainio began his career as a youth player at TP-47 before signing a professional contract with FC Haka in 1996. In 1997, Tainio moved to France to sign for Auxerre and would go on to make 150 league appearances. In 2005, he moved to England to sign for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. After 61 league appearances at Spurs, Tainio joined fellow English club Sunderland. He would only spend one season at the Stadium of Light before being sent out on loan to Birmingham City. In 2010, he moved to the Netherlands to sign for Eredivisie giants Ajax. Only a year passed before Tainio was on the move again, this time to the United States and Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls. In 2013, he came back to his native Finland to sign for HJK, where he eventually retired. During his career, Tainio made 64 international appearances for Finland.

In 2018, Tainio became the manager of Veikkausliiga club FC Haka, one of his former clubs.

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