Jyrki Heliskoski
Finnish football manager
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| Intro | Finnish football manager | |
| Places | Finland | |
| is | Sports official Athlete Football player Association football player Association football manager | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 28 September 1945 | |
| Age | 79 years | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Jyrki ("Jyrä") Heliskoski (born September 28, 1945) is a Finnish football coach. He is currently coaching the Finland national under-19 football team.
Heliskoski worked briefly as the head coach of the Finland national team from July 2005 to January 2006. He then continued as an assistant coach under Roy Hodgson until November 2007. Previously he had coached a number of Finnish national youth teams, including the under-21 team.
On the club side, Heliskoski coached HJK Helsinki in 1985–89, winning three league titles. He also coached HJK in 2000–2001. Before 1978 he worked as a handball coach.