Paatelainen reign over as Finland coach
Sunday, June 14, 2015
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Mixu Paatelainen's contract as national team coach has been terminated by the Football Association of Finland (SPL-FBF) following the loss to Hungary on Saturday.
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The Football Association of Finland (SPL-FBF) have terminated the contract of national team coach Mixu Paatelainen.
The announcement was made on Sunday afternoon, 24 hours after a 1-0 home loss to Hungary left Finland one place off the bottom of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F with four points from six games. "We wish Mixu Paatelainen the best of luck for the challenges that lie ahead," said a brief SPL-FBF statement.
Paatelainen, who took charge in April 2011, guided Finland to a third-place finish behind France and Spain in the qualification campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. A scorer of 18 goals in 70 appearances for the Nordic nation, Paatelainen has paid the price for a disappointing run of results, Finland not having prevailed since a 3-1 matchday one victory in the Faroe Islands last September.
