Niklas Vidjeskog (born 24 February 1969) is a Finnish football manager and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Swedish club Umeå FC.
Playing career As a player, Vidjeskog has made 149 total appearances in Veikkausliiga for Jaro and KPV, scoring 11 goals in total.Niklas Widjeskog stats, Veikkausliiga He has also played for Swedish club Östersunds FK.
Coaching career Vidjeskog has coached in his former clubs TUS and FF Jaro. He also worked briefly as an assistant coach and interim head coach of Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) in 2021.
He was named the head coach of Jaro on 4 November 2023, starting in 2024.NIKLAS VIDJESKOG FF JARON UUSI VALMENTAJA, ffjaro.fi, 4 November 2023Tässä on FF Jaron uusi päävalmentaja – Tuttu nimi aiemmilta vuosilta, Keskipohjanmaa, 4 November 2023Liigaan? Nyt voi koittaa Niklas Vidjeskogin isoin kausi: ”Me ollaan justiinsa niin hyviä!”, Keskipohjanmaa, 5 March 2024Niklas Vidjeskog tar över Jaro: ”Jag är full av energi, detta känns väldigt inspirerande”, Svenska Yle, 4 November 2023Jaro har gjort sitt val – Niklas Vidjeskog tar över som tränare, Österbottens Tidning, 4 November 2023 At the end of the 2024 Ykkösliiga season, his first full season as the Jaro head coach, he helped the club to finish as the runners-up, and eventually they were promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga by defeating Lahti in the promotion play-offs.
Personal life His three oldest sons are all professional footballers: Adam is playing in Finland, for Jaro. Axel and Isak play in Sweden for Trelleborgs FF and Varbergs BoIS, respectively. His fourth and youngest son Ivar plays for the youth sector of Jaro. Vidjeskog has also worked as an elementary school teacher.Tässä on FF Jaron uusi päävalmentaja – Tuttu nimi aiemmilta vuosilta, Pietarsaaren Sanomat, 4 November 2023
Managerial statistics
TeamNatFromToRecordJaro1 September 200631 December 2006Jaro10 June 201628 July 2016KPV26 July 202131 December 2021Jaro1 January 202431 January 2025Umeå FC1 January 2026presentTotal
Managerial honours Jaro Ykkösliiga runner-up: 2024
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