Mikael Johan Bernhard Käld (born 6 May 1954) is a Finnish

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manager who most recently worked at Kokkola F10 in the Finnish women's premier division

Kansallinen Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten L ...

. Käld was the head coach of

Finland women's national football team The Finland women's national football team (, ), also known as nickname The Boreal Owls (), represents Finland in international Women's association football, women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FB ...

from 2001 to 2009.Michael Käld CV
(in Swedish). Retrieved 21 May 2013. Käld spent his own player career in the Finnish lower divisions. His debut as a women's manager Käld made in 2000 by coaching

Jakobstad Jakobstad (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Jakobstad is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Jakobstad is approximately , while the Jako ...

in Naisten Liiga (renamed Kansallainen Liiga in 2020). A year later he was named as the head coach of Finland women's team. Käld coached Finland in

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

and 2009 UEFA Women's Championship. In 2005, Finland reached the semi-finals and 2009 the quarter-finals. Michael Käld was nominated the Finnish Football Manager of the Year in 2004 and 2005.Finnish Football Managers' Association
(in Finnish). Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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Living people 1954 births Swedish-speaking Finns People from Kronoby Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (administrative region) Finnish men's footballers Finnish football managers Finland women's national football team managers Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-footy-bio-stub