Jyrki Ahola Explained

Jyrki Ahola
Birth Date:1971 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Riihimäki, Finland
Currentclub:Ilves (scout)
Manageryears1:2018–2019
Managerclubs1:Klubi 04 (assistant)
Manageryears2:2020–2021
Managerclubs2:AC Oulu
Manageryears3:2022
Managerclubs3:RiPS
Manageryears4:2023
Managerclubs4:JäPS
Manageryears5:2023–
Managerclubs5:Ilves (scout)
Pcupdate:28 August 2024

Jyrki Ahola (born 29 November 1971) is a Finnish football scout and a former manager. He is currently working as a scout for Veikkausliiga club Ilves. Ahola has obtained a UEFA Pro -coaching license.

Career

Ahola started his coaching career in his hometown club Riihimäen Palloseura (RiPS) in 1987.

In 2001, he joined HJK Helsinki organisation.

He has worked as a coaching director of Kuusysi in 2017, and as an assistant coach for Mikko Mannila in HJK Klubi 04 in 2018–2019.[1]

Ahola was named the manager of AC Oulu in late 2019 on a two-year deal with a one-year option,[2] starting in the 2020 Ykkönen season in Finnish second-tier.[3] He managed the club to win the Ykkönen title and earn a promotion to Veikkausliiga. The next season in the top-tier was difficult for the team and eventually he was dismissed in September 2021.[4]

Later in the same year, he returned to his hometown Riihimäki and was named the coaching director and the first team head coach of his former club RiPS in the fourth-tier Kolmonen.[5] [6] In the early 2022, while coaching a training session for the team, Ahola suffered a life-threatening heart attack, and survived the incident after a 48-minute-long resuscitation.[7]

He was named the head coach of Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) for the 2023 Ykkönen season,[8] winning a pre-season league cup, Ykköscup, title. However, he was forced to leave the club in the late May, for personal health reasons.[9]

Since November 2023, Ahola has worked in the scouting team of Veikkausliiga club Ilves.[10]

Managerial statistics

TeamNatFromToRecord
PWDLGFGAGDW%
AC Oulu1 January 202025 September 2021
RiPS1 January 202231 December 2022
JäPS1 January 202328 May 2023
Total

Honours

AC Oulu

2020

JäPS

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/4757336 MTV3: Valmentaja Jyrki Ahola oli kuolla talvella harjoituskentällä
  2. https://yle.fi/a/3-10986071 Jyrki Ahola on AC Oulun uusi päävalmentaja – "Yritän vaikuttaa siihen, mihin voin eli tulevaisuuteen"
  3. https://www.kaleva.fi/vahva-viesti-joukkueelle/3343339 Vahva viesti joukkueelle
  4. https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000008297527.html Jyrki Aholalle lyötiin eteen lohduton valinta: eroa tai tulee kenkää – tyly ”jäähyväislahja” kertoo tilanteesta kaiken
  5. https://www.riihimaenpalloseura.fi/uutiset/jyrki-ahola-ripsin-uudeksi-valmennu/ Jyrki Ahola RiPSin uudeksi valmennuspäälliköksi
  6. https://www.aamuposti.fi/urheilu/4376848 Riihimäkeläinen kaipasi kotiin ja RiPS tarvitsi valmennuspäällikön – tarpeet kohtasivat ja RiPS sai Jyrki Aholasta kovan osaajan palvelukseensa
  7. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/suomalaisvalmentaja-joutui-kuoleman-porteille-elvytys-kesti-kaikkiaan-48-minuuttia/8478794#gs.eapyv7 Suomalaisvalmentaja joutui kuoleman porteille – "Elvytys kesti kaikkiaan 48 minuuttia"
  8. https://japsedustus.fi/uutiset/jyrki-ahola-on-japsin-uusi-paavalmentaja Jyrki Ahola on JäPSin uusi päävalmentaja
  9. https://japsedustus.fi/uutiset/jyrki-ahola-siirtyy-syrjaan Jyrki Ahola siirtyy syrjään JäPSin päävalmentajan tehtävistä
  10. https://www.ilvesfootball.com/ilveksen-urheilujohdon-toimintaa-tukeva-scouting-tiimi-vahvistui-henri-maatalla/ Ilveksen urheilujohdon toimintaa tukeva scouting-tiimi vahvistui Henri Määtällä