.jpg) Tainio playing for the New York Red Bulls in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teemu Mikael Tainio | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Tornio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tallinna Kalev (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | TP-47 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Haka | 46 | (14) |
| 1997–2005 | Auxerre | 150 | (14) |
| 2005–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 61 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Sunderland | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | New York Red Bulls | 42 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | HJK | 36 | (3) |
| Total | 364 | (34) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2014 | Finland | 64 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Klubi 04 (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Haka (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2023 | Haka | ||
| 2023–2024 | AEL Limassol (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Tallinna Kalev (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Finland (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Tallinna Kalev | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Teemu Mikael Tainio (born 27 November 1979) is a Finnish football coach and former player. He is the head coach of Tallinna Kalev and an assistant coach of the Finland national football team.
