Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He is the
sporting director
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of Finnish
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...
club
AC Oulu
AC Oulu (ACO) is a Finnish football club based in Oulu. Formed in 2002, the club have played two seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and seven seasons in the second highest league Ykkönen. The club are currently playing ...
. His son
Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer.
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International
Nurmela was capped 71 times for the
Finland national team, scoring four goals. He ended his international career in January 2008.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nurmela goal.''
Honours
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Finnish Cup
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The winner qualifies for the ...
: 1994, 2006
References
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Oulu
Finnish footballers
Association football wingers
Association football fullbacks
Finland international footballers
Finland youth international footballers
Finland under-21 international footballers
Oulun Luistinseura players
FC Haka players
Malmö FF players
Turun Palloseura footballers
SC Heerenveen players
FC Emmen players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Heracles Almelo players
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Rovaniemen Palloseura players
AC Oulu players
Veikkausliiga players
Allsvenskan players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Bundesliga players
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany