Keith Armstrong (footballer)
English-Finnish footballer and coach (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keith Thomas Armstrong[1] (born 11 October 1957) is an English former football player and coach who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Newport County and Scunthorpe United,[2] and in Finland for a number of clubs, where he also coached.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith Thomas Armstrong | ||
Date of birth | (1957-10-11) 11 October 1957 (age 66) | ||
Place of birth | Corbridge, Northumberland, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1978 | Sunderland | 11 | (0) |
1978 | Newport County | 4 | (0) |
1978 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) |
1978–1981 | OPS | 57 | (20) |
1982 | Koparit | 14 | (1) |
1983 | OPS | 28 | (6) |
1984 | Kuusysi | 21 | (12) |
1985 | KPV | 21 | (2) |
1986 | KePS | 18 | (2) |
1987–1988 | VIFK | (11) | |
1989–1990 | TP-Seinäjoki | 23 | (8) |
1990 | IFK Mariehamn | (3) | |
1991–1992 | RoPS | (39) | |
Managerial career | |||
1993–1994 | RoPS | ||
1995–1996 | TP-Seinäjoki | ||
1997–2001 | Haka | ||
2002–2007 | HJK | ||
2015 | Ilves | ||
2017–2018 | Haka | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in England, Armstrong became a naturalised Finn in the early 1990s,[3] and enjoyed a long and successful coaching career in Finland with Rovaniemen Palloseura, TP-Seinäjoki, FC Haka and most recently HJK Helsinki. Armstrong is one of the most successful football managers in the Finnish league, having won five Veikkausliiga championships, two Finnish Cups, and two Manager of the Year awards.
On 8 June 2023, Armstrong was named in the Hall of Fame of Finnish football.[4]