Janne Korhonen (footballer)

Janne Korhonen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Jyväskylä, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2008	MYPA	141	(0)
2009–2010	FC Haka	38	(0)
2010–2015	JJK	141	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2018	JJK (GK coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Janne Korhonen (born 28 November 1979) is a Finnish professional football coach and a former goalkeeper. During years 1999–2008 he played for first division side MYPA. On 30 April 2010 he was selected as the Player of The Month in Veikkausliiga.^[1] (in Finnish)

Due to his good performances in Veikkausliiga, he was the Finland national team choice against Belgium as a third choice goalkeeper by the national team coach Stuart Baxter.

Honours

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: April 2010^[2]

References

1. "Hakan Janne Korhonen Veikkausliigan huhtikuun pelaaja".
2. Veikkausliigan huhtikuun joukkue nimetty Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)

External links

• (in Finnish) Veikkausliiga profile
• Guardian Football