Vesa Tauriainen (born 16 December 1967) is a Finnish former international

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and a football manager.

Coaching career

In September 2020, Tauriainen's contract with

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was terminated, and he was replaced as head coach by

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Personal life

He is the brother of fellow professional footballers

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and

Kimmo Tauriainen Kimmo Tauriainen (born 16 March 1972) is a Finnish former footballer. Career He has played for RoPS, KePS, Kontu, FC Jokerit, MyPa and Atlantis FC. He also played one season in Norwegian IK Start. He won the Finnish Cup with Atlantis FC in 20 ...

, and the uncle of Jimi Tauriainen and Julius Tauriainen.

Career statistics

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International

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References

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