Kim Raimi (born 25 February 1985) is a Finnish football manager and a former player. He was most recently the manager of PK-35 in Ykkösliiga, having previously worked for the team as an assistant coach. During his playing career, he played mainly as a centre back for Helsinki-based clubs, and captained PK-35 Vantaa until the club's bankruptcy at the end of 2016.
Early career Born in Helsinki, Raimi played in the youth sectors of local clubs Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) during 1990–1999, HIFK in 2000 and PK-35 during 2001–02.
Club career PK-35 He started his senior career with his former youth team PK-35 in 2003, when the club competed in the third-tier Kakkonen. For the 2005 season, PK were promoted to the second-tier Ykkönen and Raimi stayed with the team.
Viikingit On 20 December 2006, he signed with newly promoted FC Viikingit in the first-tier Veikkausliiga,Viikingit hankki Rahkamaan, Raimin ja Heikelän, Helsingin Sanomat, 20 December 2006 but due to injury he made only seven appearances in the league during the 2007 season. After the relegation, he stayed with Viikingit in Ykkönen.
PK-35 Vantaa In 2009, Raimi joined new Ykkönen club PK-35 Vantaa, the new first team of his former club PK-35, which detached and relocated to Myyrmäki, Vantaa. Raimi established himself in the division becoming an integral part of the team's defense, but despite rumours he did not join any Veikkausliiga club. He was also named the team captain.PK-kippari Raimi: "Teimme tyhmiä virheitä", veikkausliiga.com, 9 July 2016 Eventually PK-35 Vantaa won a promotion to Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season,Kapteeni Raimi jatkaa liiganousija PK-35:ssä, Turun Sanomat, 9 February 2016Kim Raimi jatkaa Punamustissa, pk35vantaa.fi, 9 February 2016 with the head coach Shefki Kuqi.Raimi: ”Pesimme kasvojamme toisella puoliajalla”, veikkausliiga.com, 28 May 2016 At the end of the season after financial problems, the club were relegated and ultimately declared for bankruptcy. Raimi had terminated his contract with the club in September 2016.Kim Raimin sopimus purettu yhteisymmärryksessä, pk35vantaa.fi, 5 September 2016Krisen i PK-35 allt djupare – kaptenen lämnar laget, Hufvudstadsbladet, 5 September 2016 Prior to his departure, Raimi had made 128 total appearances for PK-35 Vantaa, scoring 10 goals.
HIFK For the 2017 season, Raimi signed with Veikkausliiga club HIFK under the head coach Antti Muurinen.Puolustaja Raimi pääsee Muurisen alaisuuteen, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 10 February 2017
Return to PK-35 Raimi ended his playing career in 2018 in the fourth-tier Kolmonen with his former team PK-35. The club had continued operations in Pihlajamäki, Helsinki, after the dissolvement of the breakaway team in Vantaa, and gained the division spot of their former reserve team. He worked simultaneously as the team's assistant coach.
Coaching career PK-35 Before retiring as a player, Raimi had already started to work as an assistant coach of PK-35. Since the start of the 2021 Ykkönen season, he is the manager of the club's first team. Raimi led PK-35 to win a promotion to the new second-tier Ykkösliiga for the inaugural 2024 season, after winning the promotion play-offs in the late 2023.”Menemme täysillä päätyyn asti”, päävalmentaja Kim Raimi, PK-35, pallotv.fi, Junnu Leskelä, 13 October 2023 On 2 June 2024, PK-35 announced the termination of Raimi's contract due to poor results in the ongoing season.PK-35 Edustus Oy tiedottaa, pk-35.fi, 2 June 2024Kim Raimin terveiset PK-35-yhteisölle, pk-35.fi Raimi continues working as a youth coach in the club.
Career statistics Kim Raimi, Football Association of Finland
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPK-352003Kakkonen2004Kakkonen2005Ykkönen2006YkkönenTotal7040000704Viikingit2007Veikkausliiga70––702008Ykkönen30––30Total1000000100PK-35 Vantaa2009Ykkönen90––902010Ykkönen121––1212011Ykkönen211––2112012Ykkönen135––1352013Ykkönen21110–2212014Ykkönen211––2112015Ykkönen190––1902016Veikkausliiga1011020131Total12410202012810HIFK2017Veikkausliiga15010–160PK-352018Kolmonen62––62Career total22516302023016
Managerial statistics
TeamNatFromToRecordPWDLGFGAGDW%PK-351 January 20212 June 2024Total
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External links
Finnish FA stats Veikkausliiga stats