Tuomas Uusimäki (born 9 July 1977) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder. He was capped five times for Finland national football team during 2005–2006.

Club career

Uusimäki started playing in local clubs GBK and KPV in Kokkola. After playing for other Ostrobotnian clubs FF Jaro,

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in the second-tier Ykkönen and top-tier Veikkausliiga, Uusimäki joined BK Häcken in Sweden in 2001. He spent three seasons with Häcken before signing with

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club Örgryte IS for the 2005 season, after the recommendation by the team's head coach

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. On 15 January 2007, Uusimäki signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with

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club Grazer AK. However, due to the club's severe financial problems, he terminated his contract next summer. Grazer AK was later banned from participating in competitions, and eventually dissolved. In June 2007, Uusimäki returned to Finland and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with his former club KPV. He retired after the 2009 season.

International career

Uusimäki was a regular Finnish youth international, before debuting with the Finland senior national team in 2005, aged 28.

Coaching career

Later Uusimäki has worked as a youth coach in KPV.

Career statistics

Tuomas Uusimäki
Finnish FA

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uusimäki, Tuomas Living people 1977 births Finnish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Kokkolan Palloveikot players GBK Kokkola players FF Jaro players Vaasan Palloseura players Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening players BK Häcken players Örgryte IS players Grazer AK players Finland men's international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Kakkonen players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Sportspeople from Kokkola