# Kimmo Lipponen
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{{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](/source/Sipoo), Finland
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [TPS](/source/Turun_Palloseura)
| years1 = 1980–1985
| clubs1 = [TPS](/source/Turun_Palloseura)
| caps1 = 131
| goals1 = 36
| years2 = 1986–1987
| clubs2 = [Ilves](/source/Ilves_(football))
| caps2 = 42
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 1988
| clubs3 = [TPS](/source/Turun_Palloseura)
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 1989
| clubs4 = [First Vienna](/source/First_Vienna_FC)
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1990–1991
| clubs5 = [TPS](/source/Turun_Palloseura)
| caps5 = 40
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 1991
| clubs6 = [LTU](/source/Littoisten_Ty%C3%B6v%C3%A4en_Urheilijat)
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 = 1992
| clubs7 = Ponteva Turku
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| years8 = 1993
| clubs8 = [TPS](/source/Turun_Palloseura)
| caps8 = 28
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 1994
| clubs9 = [Oxelösund](/source/Oxel%C3%B6sunds_IK)
| caps9 =
| goals9 =
| years10 = 1995–1996
| clubs10 = Kupittaan Allianssi
| caps10 = 24
| goals10 = 18
| years11 = 1996
| clubs11 = [VPS](/source/Vaasan_Palloseura)
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 1997
| clubs12 = Kupittan Allianssi
| caps12 = 18
| goals12 = 5
| years13 = 1998
| clubs13 = [VPS](/source/Vaasan_Palloseura)
| caps13 = 25
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2000
| clubs14 = [SalPa](/source/Salon_Palloilijat)
| caps14 = 1
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2001
| clubs15 = [Åbo IFK](/source/%C3%85bo_IFK)
| caps15 = 6
| goals15 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1979–1980
| nationalteam1 = [Finland U17](/source/Finland_national_under-17_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1981
| nationalteam2 = [Finland U18](/source/Finland_national_under-18_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1981–1983
| nationalteam3 = [Finland U21](/source/Finland_national_under-21_football_team)
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 1983–1984
| nationalteam4 = [Finland](/source/Finland_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1999
| managerclubs1 = [VPS](/source/Vaasan_Palloseura) (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 1999
| managerclubs2 = [VPS](/source/Vaasan_Palloseura)
| manageryears3 = 2000–2001
| managerclubs3 = [SalPa](/source/Salon_Palloilijat)
| manageryears4 = 2004–2006
| managerclubs4 = [Finland U21](/source/Finland_national_under-21_football_team) (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2012
| managerclubs5 = [Finland U18](/source/Finland_national_under-18_football_team)
| manageryears6 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs6 = [Finland U16](/source/Finland_national_under-16_football_team)
| manageryears7 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs7 = [Finland U17](/source/Finland_national_under-17_football_team)
| manageryears8 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs8 = [Finland U19](/source/Finland_national_under-19_football_team)
| club-update =
}}
'''Kimmo Lipponen''' (born 9 December 1962) is a Finnish [football](/source/Association_football) coach and a former professional footballer who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder). He was capped six times for the [Finland national team](/source/Finland_national_football_team) between 1983 and 1984. Lipponen made 301 appearances in Finnish top-tiers [Mestaruussarja](/source/Mestaruussarja) and [Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga), scoring 49 goals. He spent the majority of his career with his former youth club [TPS](/source/Turun_Palloseura).[[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000003543251.html Kimmo Lipponen siirtyy Turun Allianssista Vaasan Palloseuraan], [Helsingin Sanomat](/source/Helsingin_Sanomat)‚ 2 July 1996] Besides in his native Finland, Lipponen played for [First Vienna](/source/First_Vienna_FC) in [Austrian Bundesliga](/source/Austrian_Football_Bundesliga) and [Oxelösund](/source/Oxel%C3%B6sunds_IK) in Sweden.
After his playing career, Lipponen worked as a coach. In 1999, he briefly served as the manager of [VPS](/source/Vaasan_Palloseura) in Veikkausliiga after the dismissal of [Sören Cratz](/source/S%C3%B6ren_Cratz).[[https://yle.fi/a/3-5925249 VPS vaihtoi Cratzin Lipposeen], [Yle](/source/Yle), 29 June 1999] Later he has worked for the [Football Association of Finland](/source/Football_Association_of_Finland) and coached various Finnish youth national teams.[[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/laurikainen-ja-lipponen-poikamaajoukkuevalmentajiksi/4006002 Laurikainen ja Lipponen poikamaajoukkuevalmentajiksi], mtvuutiset.fi, [MTV Oy](/source/MTV_Oy), 1 October 2009][[https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/4721233 Tanska ei ole Suomelle mahdoton vastus – mutta yksi pelaaja voi sitä olla], [Etelä-Suomen Sanomat](/source/Etel%C3%A4-Suomen_Sanomat), 11 July 2022][[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](/source/MTV_Oy), 3 March 2018]
His brother [Mika Lipponen](/source/Mika_Lipponen) is also a former Finnish international footballer.
== References ==
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==External links==
* {{NFT player|id=35079}}
* {{WorldFootball|kimmo-lipponen}}
* [https://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/390134/lipponen-kimmo Kimmo Lipponen] at [Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga)
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Category:Living people
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