Jussi Nuorela

Jussi Nuorela (born 11 August 1974) is a Finnish professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of VPS in the Veikkausliiga.

Club career
Nuorela began his professional career with FC Haka in the Veikkausliiga. He spent one season in the Turkish Super Lig with Elazığspor. After the 2009 season he retired from professional football and started as a youth coach at FC Inter Turku.

International career
Nuorela has made 20 appearances for the full Finland national football team, his debut coming in a friendly match against Qatar on 25 January 1994.

Coaching career
On 18 June 2021, he was promoted to the position of the head coach of VPS in the second-tier Finnish Ykkönen. He led the club to the promotion to the top-level Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2021 season.

Nuorela managed VPS to finish 3rd in the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, and thus qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers.

Personal life
His son Josep Nuorela is a professional footballer playing for VPS, and his younger son Luka plays for VPS U19 youth team.

Managerial achievements
VPS
 * Veikkausliiga: 2023 3rd place
 * Ykkönen: 2021

Individual

 * Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023
 * Veikkausliiga Coach of the Year: 2023
 * Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: July 2023, August 2023, October 2023