Teemu Tainio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Teemu Tainio

Finnish association footballer

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1979

Place of Birth: Tornio, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Teemu Tainio (Finnish pronunciation: ['te?mu 't?inio]; born 27 November 1979) is a Finnish football coach and former player.
He is the current head coach of FC Haka.
He began his career with his local club, TP-47, before moving to FC Haka in 1996.
A year later, he moved to France to play for Auxerre.
After eight years there, he joined English club Tottenham Hotspur, where he spent three years before joining Sunderland.
After a loan spell with Birmingham City during the 2009–10 season, he moved to Dutch club Ajax, before joining the New York Red Bulls in 2011.
After two seasons in the United States, he returned to Finland to finish his career with HJK. He mostly played in a variety of midfield positions during his career, and also at right-back under Juande Ramos at Tottenham.