Kimmo Lipponen (born 9 December 1962) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped six times for the Finland national team between 1983 and 1984. Lipponen made 301 appearances in Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga, scoring 49 goals. He spent the majority of his career with his former youth club TPS.Kimmo Lipponen siirtyy Turun Allianssista Vaasan Palloseuraan, Helsingin Sanomat‚ 2 July 1996 Besides in his native Finland, Lipponen played for First Vienna in Austrian Bundesliga and Oxelösund in Sweden.
After his playing career, Lipponen worked as a coach. In 1999, he briefly served as the manager of VPS in Veikkausliiga after the dismissal of Sören Cratz.VPS vaihtoi Cratzin Lipposeen, Yle, 29 June 1999 Later he has worked for the Football Association of Finland and coached various Finnish youth national teams.Laurikainen ja Lipponen poikamaajoukkuevalmentajiksi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 1 October 2009Tanska ei ole Suomelle mahdoton vastus – mutta yksi pelaaja voi sitä olla, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 11 July 2022Palloliitto reagoi: Kimmo Lipposelle kenkää U19-kotikisojen alla, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 3 March 2018
His brother Mika Lipponen is also a former Finnish international footballer.
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Kimmo Lipponen at Veikkausliiga