Summary
Jonas Fredrik Wirmola (born 17 July 1969) is a Swedish former football defender and manager and currently a player agent.
 Jonas Wirmola at a private gathering July, 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonas Fredrik Wirmola | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Växjö,[1] Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986 | Växjö BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Kalmar FF | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Väckelsångs IK | ||
| 1990 | Vederslöv/Dänningelanda IF | ||
| 1990 | Spårvägens FF | 6 | (1) |
| 1991 | Öster | 1 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Spårvägens FF | 39 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Sheffield United | 8 | (0) |
| 1994–2000 | Malmö FF | 147 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Dundee United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Skeid (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2001 | IFK Malmö | 17 | (1) |
| 2003 | Högaborgs BK | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | BK Näset/Höllviken | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | IFK Malmö | ||
| 2003 | Höllvikens GIF | ||
| 2004–2005 | Högaborgs BK | ||
| 2006 | BK Näset/Höllviken | ||
| 2007–2008 | Halmstads BK (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Wirmola started his career at Kalmar FF and played for Väckelsångs IF, Vederslöv/Dänningelanda IF, Spårvägens FF, Öster and Spårvägens FF a second time. In 1993, playing at the second tier of Swedish football, he was bought by Premier League club Sheffield United for £50k.[2] He played only 8 league matches before returning to Sweden in 1994 to play for Malmö FF.
While at Malmö FF, he was loaned twice in 1997 to Scottish club Dundee United and Norwegian Skeid. In 2001, he joined IFK Malmö, his last club as a professional player. After starting his manager his career, he returned as a player twice for Högaborgs BK, a club he would later coach and BK Näset/Höllviken, a club he had been a manager at.[3]
Retirement edit
Wirmola was appointed as IFK Malmö manager soon after retiring. He coached Höllvikens GIF, Högaborgs BK, BK Näset/Höllviken and was assistant at Halmstads BK, while also working as a pundit in the period. He later became a player agent.[4]
Personal life edit
Wirmola has Finnish ancestry.[5]
References edit
- ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield United - 1993/94".
- ^ "Football: Portsmouth recruit Chapman to replace Whittingham". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Titta - han spelar igen - Sydsvenskan". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Jonas Wirmola ser jobbet som en mentorsuppgift" (in Swedish). skanskan.se. 27 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Pesonen, Seppo (19 November 1999). "Ruotsinsuomalaista ruumiinkulttuuria viisi vuosikymmentä ja vähän enemmänkin" (PDF) (in Finnish). The Archives of the Sweden Finns. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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