{{Short description|Finnish former footballer (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Kimmo Lipponen | image = | fullname = | height = 1.73 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|12|9}} | birth_place = Sipoo, Finland | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = TPS | years1 = 1980–1985 | clubs1 = TPS | caps1 = 131 | goals1 = 36 | years2 = 1986–1987 | clubs2 = Ilves | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 1988 | clubs3 = TPS | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 1989 | clubs4 = First Vienna | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 1990–1991 | clubs5 = TPS | caps5 = 40 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 1991 | clubs6 = LTU | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 1992 | clubs7 = Ponteva Turku | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1993 | clubs8 = TPS | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 1994 | clubs9 = Oxelösund | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 1995–1996 | clubs10 = Kupittaan Allianssi | caps10 = 24 | goals10 = 18 | years11 = 1996 | clubs11 = VPS | caps11 = 9 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 1997 | clubs12 = Kupittan Allianssi | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 5 | years13 = 1998 | clubs13 = VPS | caps13 = 25 | goals13 = 2 | years14 = 2000 | clubs14 = SalPa | caps14 = 1 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2001 | clubs15 = Åbo IFK | caps15 = 6 | goals15 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 1979–1980 | nationalteam1 = Finland U17 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 1981 | nationalteam2 = Finland U18 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 1981–1983 | nationalteam3 = Finland U21 | nationalcaps3 = 12 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 1983–1984 | nationalteam4 = Finland | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1999 | managerclubs1 = VPS (assistant) | manageryears2 = 1999 | managerclubs2 = VPS | manageryears3 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs3 = SalPa | manageryears4 = 2004–2006 | managerclubs4 = Finland U21 (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2012 | managerclubs5 = Finland U18 | manageryears6 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs6 = Finland U16 | manageryears7 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs7 = Finland U17 | manageryears8 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs8 = Finland U19 | club-update = }}
'''Kimmo Lipponen''' (born 9 December 1962) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped six times for the Finland national team between 1983 and 1984. Lipponen made 301 appearances in Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga, scoring 49 goals. He spent the majority of his career with his former youth club TPS.<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000003543251.html Kimmo Lipponen siirtyy Turun Allianssista Vaasan Palloseuraan], Helsingin Sanomat‚ 2 July 1996</ref> Besides in his native Finland, Lipponen played for First Vienna in Austrian Bundesliga and Oxelösund in Sweden.
After his playing career, Lipponen worked as a coach. In 1999, he briefly served as the manager of VPS in Veikkausliiga after the dismissal of Sören Cratz.<ref>[https://yle.fi/a/3-5925249 VPS vaihtoi Cratzin Lipposeen], Yle, 29 June 1999</ref> Later he has worked for the Football Association of Finland and coached various Finnish youth national teams.<ref>[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/laurikainen-ja-lipponen-poikamaajoukkuevalmentajiksi/4006002 Laurikainen ja Lipponen poikamaajoukkuevalmentajiksi], mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 1 October 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/4721233 Tanska ei ole Suomelle mahdoton vastus – mutta yksi pelaaja voi sitä olla], Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 11 July 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/palloliitto-reagoi-kimmo-lipposelle-kenkaa-u19-kotikisojen-alla/6792900 Palloliitto reagoi: Kimmo Lipposelle kenkää U19-kotikisojen alla], mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 3 March 2018</ref>
His brother Mika Lipponen is also a former Finnish international footballer.
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|id=35079}} * {{WorldFootball|kimmo-lipponen}} * [https://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/390134/lipponen-kimmo Kimmo Lipponen] at Veikkausliiga
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