| Niklas Vidjeskog | |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Birth Date: | 1969 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Terjärv, Finland |
| Currentclub: | Jaro (manager) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1988–1989 |
| Clubs1: | TUS |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 1990–1992 |
| Clubs2: | KPV |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 1993–2000 |
| Clubs3: | Jaro |
| Caps3: | 187 |
| Goals3: | 28 |
| Years4: | 2001 |
| Clubs4: | Östersund |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2002–2005 |
| Clubs5: | TUS |
| Caps5: | 71 |
| Goals5: | 32 |
| Years6: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs6: | TUS |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Manageryears1: | 2002–2006 |
| Managerclubs1: | TUS |
| Manageryears2: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs2: | Jaro (assistant) |
| Manageryears3: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs3: | Jaro (caretaker) |
| Manageryears4: | 2007–2016 |
| Managerclubs4: | Jaro (technical coach) |
| Manageryears5: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs5: | Jaro (caretaker) |
| Manageryears6: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs6: | Jaro (assistant) |
| Manageryears7: | 2017–2020 |
| Managerclubs7: | Jaro (youth) |
| Manageryears8: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs8: | KPV (assistant) |
| Manageryears9: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs9: | KPV |
| Manageryears10: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs10: | Jaro |
| Pcupdate: | 2 April 2024 |
Niklas Vidjeskog (born 24 February 1969) is a Finnish football manager and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of FF Jaro in Ykkösliiga. He has completed the UEFA A coaching license.
As a player, Vidjeskog has made 149 total appearances in Veikkausliiga for Jaro and KPV. He has also played for Swedish club Östersunds FK.
Vidjeskog has coached in his former clubs TUS and FF Jaro. He also worked briefly as an assistant coach and interim head coach of Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) in 2021.
He was named the head coach of Jaro on 4 November 2023, starting in 2024.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] At the end of the 2024 Ykkösliiga season, his first full season as the Jaro head coach, he helped the club to finish as the runners-up, and eventually they were promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga by defeating Lahti in the promotion play-offs.
His three oldest sons are all professional footballers: Adam and Axel are playing in Finland, for Jaro and KuPS respectively, and Isak plays in Sweden for Varbergs BoIS. His fourth and the youngest son Ivar plays for the youth sector of Jaro. Vidjeskog has also worked as an elementary school teacher.[6]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaro | 1 September 2006 | 31 December 2006 | |||||||||
| Jaro | 10 June 2016 | 28 July 2016 | |||||||||
| KPV | 26 July 2021 | 31 December 2021 | |||||||||
| Jaro | 1 January 2024 | present | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
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