Kim Suominen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2021 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Turku, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1986 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1991 | TPS | 131 | (16) |
| 1992–1993 | Jaro | 52 | (4) |
| 1994 | TPV | 26 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Admira Wacker | 27 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | IFK Norrköping | 45 | (2) |
| 1998 | Inter Turku | 23 | (3) |
| 1999 | Jazz | 28 | (3) |
| 2000 | TPS | 28 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1996 | Finland | 39 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2021 | TPS (youth)[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kim Suominen (20 October 1969 – 18 November 2021) was a Finnish footballer. He played as a midfielder. Suominen was born in Turku, Finland. Between 1993 and 1996, Suominen played for the national team almost forty times. He played for Turun Palloseura between 1987 until 1991 and again in 2000.
Suominen died on 18 November 2021 in Turku, aged 52.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 19 May 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 20 | 3 | 4[b] | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 27 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 1989 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 7 | 26 | 7 | |||||
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 2 | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 131 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 143 | 17 | ||||
| Jaro | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 4 | – | 31 | 4 | |||
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 4 | ||
| TPV | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Admira Wacker | 1994–95 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| 1995–96 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 1996 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 2 | ||
| Inter Turku | 1998 | Ykkönen | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |
| Jazz | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | |
| TPS | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |
| Career total | 360 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 374 | 33 | ||
Honours
TPS:
- Finnish Cup: 1991
- Mestaruussarja: runner-up 1989
TPV
- Veikkausliiga: 1994