Janne Lindberg (born 24 May 1966) is a
Finnish
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former professional
footballer
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managing Finnish fourth-tier side
Sudet.
Lindberg joined his local club
Kumu as a six-year-old boy where he stayed for 18 years. In 1990, at the age of 24, he moved onto
FC Haka
FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is currently competing in Finland's premier division of football, Veikkausliiga. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships a ...
and after two years at Haka he transferred to
MyPa.
At MyPa Lindberg established himself as a Finnish International, gaining the first of his 34 caps in 1992. He also experienced European football in the
UEFA Cup
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.
In 1994, ex-Morton player Jimmy Pearson recommended Lindberg to then
Greenock Morton
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manager
Allan McGraw
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Playing career
McGraw started his playing career with Greenock Morton. Playing in Division Two he set a Scottish rec ...
. As a result, Morton signed Lindberg at a cost of £250,000; a deal that included Lindberg's MyPa teammate and compatriot
Marko Rajamäki
Marko Rajamäki (born 3 October 1968) is a Swedish-born Finnish former footballer and current manager of TPS. He managed Turun Palloseura between 2010 and 2014. Previously he managed the club's under-18 team (since 2002) and was also the assis ...
.
Lindberg (and Rajamäki) made their débuts on 22 October 1994 against
Berwick Rangers
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Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...
, a match Morton lost 2–1. However, both players went on to have impressive careers at Morton. Lindberg made approximately 88 appearances, scoring five goals.
In 1997 Lindberg's contract at Morton was not renewed and he signed for German side
1. FC Saarbrücken. His family did not settle in
Germany
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, consequently he returned to former club MyPa in 1998 where he played until 2005.
Coaching career
After a lengthy spell coaching at MyPa, he became coach at
VPS Vaasa.
In 2002 Lindberg was instrumental in the transfer of former
Finnish Under 21 internationalist
Jani Uotinen
Jani Uotinen (born 17 May 1978) is a Finnish former footballer. He played for two seasons in the Scottish Football League with Greenock Morton as a central midfielder.
In his homeland, he has played internationally for Finland's Futsal side as ...
from MyPa to former club Morton.
In September 2008 Lindberg was appointed as the new head coach of MyPa care-taking the rest of the season after the manager
Janne Hyppönen was sacked. Previously Lindberg had worked as an assistant of Hyppönen. He left this post in 2010.
He is currently coaching
Sudet.
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1966 births
Living people
People from Kuusankoski
Finnish footballers
Veikkausliiga players
FC Haka players
Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
Greenock Morton F.C. players
1. FC Saarbrücken players
Finnish football managers
Vaasan Palloseura managers
Finland international footballers
Association football midfielders
Scottish Football League players
Finnish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Myllykosken Pallo −47 managers
Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso