{{short description|Finnish football coach (born 1977)}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Mikko Kujala | fullname = Mikko Ilmari Kujala | image = Iran_vs._Montenegro_2014-05-26_(016).jpg | image_size = 180px | caption = Kujala with the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] in 2014 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|9|6}} | birth_place = [[Tampere]], Finland | height = 1.79m | currentclub = [[SJK Akatemia|SJK II]] (conditioning coach) | position = [[Defender (association football)|Right back]] | youthyears1 = 1988–1997 | youthclubs1 = [[Ilves (football)|Ilves]] | years1 = 1998–2000 | years2 = 2001 | clubs1 = [[Tampereen Peli-Pojat-70|PP-70]] | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 0 | clubs2 = [[Ilves (football)|Sorsapuiston Ilves]] | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2005–2009 | managerclubs1 = [[Tampere United]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2013–2018 | managerclubs2 = [[Iran national football team|Iran]] (fitness coach) | manageryears3 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs3 = [[SJK Seinäjoki|SJK]] (conditioning coach) }}
'''Mikko Kujala''' (born 6 September 1977) is a Finnish [[coach (sports)|football coach]] and a former [[association football|footballer]] who played as a defender. He is currently working as a conditioning coach in the [[SJK Seinäjoki]] organisation. Previously he worked as fitness coach for the [[Iran national football team|Iran national team]] during 2013–2018,<ref>[https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/1207961588 Mikko Kujala MM-kisojen ainoa suomalainen joukkuetehtävissä], [[Turun Sanomat]], 10 June 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000005882209.html Iranin jalkapallomaajoukkueen fysiikkavalmentaja Mikko Kujala siirtyy SJK:n palvelukseen], [[Helsingin Sanomat]], 30 October 2018</ref><ref>[https://sjk.fi/uutiset/richard-dorman-ja-mikko-kujala-urheilupuolen-johtoon/ Richard Dorman ja Mikko Kujala urheilupuolen johtoon], sjk.fi, 30 October 2018</ref> and also during the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] tournament.<ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20007138 Puolet Iranin MM-joukkueesta palasi Teheraniin – joukkueen suomalainen valmentaja todisti jäähyväisiä: ”Moni itki oikein kunnolla”], [[Yle]], 2 December 2022</ref>
Kujala has studied sport sciences at the [[University of Liverpool]] and [[Liverpool John Moores University]]. In 2008, he completed the fitness coach degree of the [[Football Association|English FA]].
==Personal life== His younger brother [[Jussi Kujala (footballer)|Jussi]] is a former professional footballer.
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