{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Juha Reini | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|3|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Kokkola, Finland | height = 1.88 m | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = GBK | years1 = 1993–1995 | years2 = 1996–1998 | years3 = 1998–2002 | years4 = 2002–2006 | years5 = 2006 | clubs1 = KPV | clubs2 = VPS | clubs3 = Genk | clubs4 = AZ Alkmaar | clubs5 = KPV | caps1 = 27 | caps2 = 54 | caps3 = 66 | caps4 = 32 | caps5 = 24 | goals1 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 2 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 1997–2004 | nationalteam1 = Finland | nationalcaps1 = 23 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2009 | managerclubs1 = VPS |manageryears2 = 2013–2015 |managerclubs2 = TPS (chief executive officer) |managerclubs3 = TPS (sporting director) |manageryears3=2015 }} '''Juha Reini''' (born 19 March 1975) is a Finnish marketing director, sports executive and former professional footballer who played as a defender.
==Playing career== A versatile defender, Reini started his professional career in Finland with Veikkausliiga club VPS in 1996. In 1998, he moved to Genk in Belgium. There, he won two Belgian championships – in 1999 and 2002 – and also captained the side.<ref>{{cite news |last1=De Gruyter |first1=Erik |title=Juha Reini én Genk krijgen rode kaart: "Domme reactie typeert seizoen van Racing" |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/oid49680 |work=Het Belang van Limburg |date=10 April 2000 |language=nl-BE}}</ref> In 2002, Reini moved to Dutch Eredivisie club AZ. He suffered multiple injuries during his stint with the club, which limited his appearances for both club and for the Finland national football team.<ref>{{cite news |title=AZ vraagt ontslag aan voor 'breekbare' Reini |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/az-vraagt-ontslag-aan-voor-breekbare-reini |work=Voetbal International |date=31 March 2006 |language=nl}}</ref> After having played eight seasons of professional football abroad, Reini returned to his first club KPV in 2006, and retired after the Finnish Cup final against HJK Helsinki.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Savela |first1=Juha |title=Turussa viime vuodet asunut KPV-kasvatti Juha Reini odottaa liigakarsintaa ristiriitaisin tuntein: henkilökohtaisesti painajaismainen tilanne, Reini kuvailee. |url=https://www.keskipohjanmaa.fi/uutinen/553313 |work=KPK |date=30 October 2018 |language=fi}}</ref> For the Finland national team, he gained 23 caps.
==Managerial career== From 2006 to 2010, Reini worked as a scout for AZ, first in Scandinavia and later focusing only on Finland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fins talent toegevoegd aan AZ-selectie |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/fins-talent-toegevoegd-aan-az-selectie~b794530e/ |work=Trouw |date=4 September 2008 |language=nl-NL}}</ref> He was then appointed sporting director of his former club, VPS in autumn 2008,<ref>{{cite news |title=Juha Reini blir sportchef i VPS |url=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-283649 |work=svenska.yle.fi |date=5 September 2008 |language=sv}}</ref> but left the position after one season, where he temporarily managed the first team alongside Petri Vuorinen. In the autumn of 2009, Reini announced his resignation from the VPS on personal grounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vaasan palloseurassa uusi valmentajakaksikko |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5252000 |work=Yle Uutiset |date=15 May 2009 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Juha Reini vahvisti lähtönsä VPS:sta |url=https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000000240897.html |work=Ilta-Sanomat |date=23 September 2009 |language=fi}}</ref>
==Later career== From 2010 to 2013, Reini worked as the agent of several Finland national team players together with Tapio Raatikainen. Their clients included Teemu Pukki, Joona Toivio, Kasper Hämäläinen and Jere Uronen.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Savela |first1=Juha |title="Järkyttävän hyvä fiilis" – Joukkue, hyvät pelaajat ja realistinen pelitapa ovat menestyksen takana, arvioivat Michael Käld, Juha Reini ja Tapio Raatikainen |url=https://www.keskipohjanmaa.fi/uutinen/584795 |work=KPK |date=16 November 2019 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Teemu Pukista satelee yhteydenottoja agentille |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/teemu-pukista-satelee-yhteydenottoja-agentille/4038656 |work=mtvuutiset.fi |date=26 August 2011 |language=fi}}</ref> In the summer of 2013, he took up the position of chairman of TPS, holding office until January 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Juha Reini jättää TPS jalkapallon urheilutoimenjohtajan tehtävät |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-7965434 |work=Yle Uutiset |date=30 April 2015 |language=fi}}</ref> He then moved to the position of TPS's director of sports, from which he resigned in the summer of 2015, citing his desire to continue his career in coaching positions.<ref>{{cite news |title=TPS:n urheilutoimenjohtaja jättää tehtävänsä |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/tps-n-urheilutoimenjohtaja-jattaa-tehtavansa/5044804 |work=mtvuutiset.fi |date=30 April 2015 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/502577 Juha Reini TPS:n johtoon], Turun Sanomat, 26 June 2013</ref><ref>[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000002820653.html Juha Reini jätti TPS:n – "Valmentamisessa on tulevaisuuteni"], Helsingin Sanomat, 30 April 2015</ref>
Apart from management, Reini has been an expert with Yle Sport since 2002. In addition, Reini has been a member of the Football Association of Finland's ''Top Football Committee'' in 2006–2012.
He has also worked as an operative director in brand partnership area.<ref>[https://matchinc.fi/juha-reini-matchin-operatiiviseen-johtoon/ Juha Reini Mätchin operatiiviseen johtoon], matchinc.fi</ref><ref>[https://www.iltalehti.fi/jalkapallo/a/75dddf40-47f2-4217-a1fc-2e413a6ad254 ”Eihän minulla ole papereitakaan” – neljä korkeakoulua kesken jättänyt ex-huippupelaaja tekee elantonsa kaupallisella alalla], Iltalehti, 16 July 2021</ref> Since 2021, Reini has worked as a marketing director for a Finnish craft brewery RPS Brewing.<ref>[https://olutposti.fi/juhareini/ JUHA REINI ON 46-VUOTIAS ENTINEN MAAJOUKKUEFUTAAJA.], Olutposti, 15 December 2021</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|11 May 2024.}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Belgian Cup, Belgian League Cup and KNVB Beker}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|KPV |1993 |Ykkönen ||||||||||||||| |- |1994 |Ykkönen ||||||||||||||| |- |1995 |Ykkönen ||||||||||||||| |- !colspan="2"|Total !27!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!27!!2 |- |rowspan="4"|VPS |1996 |Veikkausliiga |23||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||23||0 |- |1997 |Veikkausliiga |24||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||0 |- |1998 |Veikkausliiga |7||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!54!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|Genk |1998–99 |Belgian First Division |26||0||4||0||5{{efn|Includes UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|name=ucwc}}||1||35||1 |- |1999–00 |Belgian First Division |16||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||20||1 |- |2000–01 |Belgian First Division |12||0||3||0||2{{efn|Includes UEFA Cup|name=uc}}||0||17||0 |- |2001–02 |Belgian First Division |10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !64!!1!!12!!0!!7!!1!!83!!2 |- |rowspan="5"|AZ Alkmaar |2002–03 |Eredivisie |13||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||0 |- |2003–04 |Eredivisie |18||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||1 |- |2004–05 |Eredivisie |0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |2005–06 |Eredivisie |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!32!!1 |- |KPV |2006 |Ykkönen |24||5||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !223!!9!!12!!0!!7!!1!!242!!10 |} {{notelist}}
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