Ville Nylund
Finnish footballer (born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1972-08-14) 14 August 1972 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1991 | OLS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | OLS | 14 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | FC Oulu | 61 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Jaro | 49 | (2) |
| 1997–2006 | HJK | 206 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Finland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–2004 | Finland | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2024 | |||
Ville Nylund (born 14 August 1972) is a Finnish former professional footballer, who played as a right back. He was capped 21 times for Finland national football team during 1996–2004.[1]
Nylund started playing football with Oulun Luistinseura (OLS).[2] He has also played for FC Oulu, FF Jaro and HJK Helsinki. While playing with HJK, Nylund won three Finnish championship titles, two Finnish Cups, and historically represented HJK in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage.[3][4]
He ended his professional playing career after the 2006 season, having made a total of 285 appearances in top-tier Veikkausliiga.[5] In March 2008, he started working for Finnish FA.[6][7]
Honours
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 1997, 2002, 2003
- Finnish Cup: 2000, 2003
References
- ^ Ville Nylund uskoo maajoukkueeseen, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 22 August 2007
- ^ Oulun kasvatti Ville Nylund on Olympiastadionilla kuin kotonaan – puolustaja onnistui myös maalinteossa: "Se oli suoraan sanoen komea maali", Kaleva, Kai Nevala, 13 October 2020
- ^ HJK:n entinen pelaaja Ville Nylund kertaa historiallista Mestarien liiga -kautta, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy
- ^ HJK Hall Of Fame: Ville Nylund, hjk.fi, 19 June 2012
- ^ Ville Nylund päättää jalkapallouransa, Ilta-Sanomat, 27 December 2006
- ^ Ville Nylund Palloliiton tuotepäälliköksi, Yle, 13 March 2008
- ^ Ville Nylund, Mika Nurmela ja Antti Niemi ovat tunteneet OLS:n D-juniorijoukkueesta lähtien – EM-kisojen stadioneilla he ovat töissä hyvin lähellä toisiaan: "Lauantain ottelu meni kaikin tavoin tunteisiin", Lapin Kansa, 16 June 2021
External links
- Ville Nylund at WorldFootball.net
