Tuomas Uusimäki

Tuomas Uusimäki (born 9 July 1977) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder. He was capped five times for Finland national football team during 2005–2006.

Club career
Uusimäki started playing in local clubs GBK and KPV in Kokkola.

After playing for other Ostrobotnian clubs FF Jaro, Närpes Kraft and VPS in the second-tier Ykkönen and top-tier Veikkausliiga, Uusimäki joined BK Häcken in Sweden in 2001. He spent three seasons with Häcken before signing with Allsvenskan club Örgryte IS for the 2005 season, after the recommendation by the team's head coach Jukka Ikäläinen.

On 15 January 2007, Uusimäki signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Austrian Bundesliga club Grazer AK. However, due to the club's severe financial problems, he terminated his contract next summer. Grazer AK was later banned from participating in competitions, and eventually dissolved.

In June 2007, Uusimäki returned to Finland and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with his former club KPV. He retired after the 2009 season.

International career
Uusimäki was a regular Finnish youth international, before debuting with the Finland senior national team in 2005, aged 28.

Coaching career
Later Uusimäki has worked as a youth coach in KPV.