Joni Lehtonen

Joni Lehtonen
Lehtonen in a charity match in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-30) 30 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ilves (assistant coach)
Youth career
Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Ilves 88 (10)
1996–1997 Motherwell 6 (0)
1997–1998 Ilves 28 (4)
1998 RoPS 17 (0)
1999 Tampere United 12 (1)
2000–2001 TPV 53 (12)
2002–2003 PP-70 45 (4)
2004 FJK 19 (1)
2005 PP-70 25 (4)
2006 Someron Voima 12 (0)
2006–2009 PP-70 64 (3)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Ilves (youth)
2019–2021 Ilves II (assistant)
2021–2023 Ilves (assistant)
2023 Ilves
2024– Ilves (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

Joni Lehtonen (born 30 September 1973) is a Finnish football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga club Ilves. After the dismissal of Toni Kallio in August 2023, Lehtonen was named the head coach of Ilves for the rest of the season,[1] guiding the club to win the 2023 Finnish Cup title.[2][3][4]

Personal life

His son Rasmus Lehtonen is also a footballer, playing for Ykkösliiga club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP).

Honours

As a manager

Ilves

References

  1. ^ Kriisijoukkueen uutta päävalmentajaa pidetään hulluna – antoi nyt kivikovan lupauksen: ”Takuuvarmasti”, Ilta-Sanomat, 17 August 2023
  2. ^ Ilveksen cup-mestaruutta seuraa iso kysymys: Saako Joni Lehtonen jatkaa tähtiin kirjoitettua tarinaa?, Aamulehti, 30 September 2023
  3. ^ UUDEN APUVALMENTAJA JONI LEHTOSEN LAJIVINKIT Archived 2023-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, ilvesedustus.fi
  4. ^ Uusi päävalmentaja, tuttu surullinen tarina – Ilveksen kehno kausi jatkui, mutta Joni Lehtonen kehui pelaajiaan: ”Olen sataprosenttisen varma, että keräämme pisteitä”, Aamulehti, 13 August 2023