Pekka Lyyski (born July 26, 1953) is a
Finnish former
football
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coach
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Guidance/instruction
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In 2003 Lyyski took charge of the IFK Mariehamn and brought the team in two years from
Kakkonen to
Veikkausliiga for the
2005
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season for the first time in club history. He served as the coach of Mariehamn for 12 years before retiring in 2015.
His son
Jani played for IFK Mariehamn.
Honours
Individual
*
Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month:
April 2009
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,
July 2010,
April 2013,
August 2014Petteri Forsell elokuun kuukauden pelaaja
References
1953 births
Living people
Finnish football managers
IFK Mariehamn managers
People from Kokkola
Sportspeople from Central Ostrobothnia
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