Vesa Vasara

Vesa-Pekka Vasara (born 16 August 1976) is a Finnish professional football manager for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku, and a former player who played for the Veikkausliiga sides HJK Helsinki, FC Jokerit, FF Jaro, and FC Honka, as well as for Kalmar FF in Sweden. He was also capped 12 times for the Finland national team, scoring twice.

Playing career
On 26 August 1998, Vasara scored a goal for HJK against Metz, in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off round, helping his team to get a 1–1 away draw (2–1 on aggregate) and qualify to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, for the first time in the history of the club.

Managerial career
Vasara was selected as the Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month for June 2018 while managing Veikkausliiga side Honka. Vasara worked as a manager of Honka for seven seasons, until Honka was declared for bankruptcy at the end of the 2023, and he was released.

Vasara was subsequently named the manager of a fellow Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku, signing a two-year deal with the club, starting in 2024.

Personal life
His brother Jussi Vasara is also a former professional footballer.

Honours
HJK
 * Veikkausliiga: 1997
 * Finnish Cup: 2000

Managerial honours
Honka
 * Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
 * Finnish League Cup: 2022
 * Ykkönen runner-up: 2017

Inter Turku
 * Finnish League Cup: 2024