Football|Jarkko Wiss replaces Stevie Grieve as SJK’s coach.
Convincing made his mark as head coach of Kuopio Palloseura Jarkko Wiss is leaving Kuopio behind.
In his first season, Wiss coached KuPS to the Finnish champion and to the league stage of the Conference League, where the club continues to play.
However, KuPS has remained silent about the use of the option year of Wissi’s contract. The matter could have been interpreted as Wiss’s only hitting season in Kuopio.
Wiss’s new employer is found The MTV including from Ostrobothnia. MTV reported on Wednesday that Wiss will become the head coach of the Seinäjoki Football Club.
According to MTV, Wiss is supposed to work as KuPS’s coach in three more matches of the league stage of the Conference League during the rest of the year.
Stevie Grieve moves from Seinäjoki Football Club to the Swedish club Helsingborgs IF.
53 years old Wiss would replace the Scot in SJK Stevie Grievenwho in turn continues his career abroad.
Swedish newspaper The Express reported on Wednesday that Grieve, 38, will become the head coach of Helsingborgs IF, who play in the Swedish second division Superettan.
The Express told already on Sunday that HIF has been in contact with SJK to get permission to talk with Grieve and to buy him out of his contract.
After the revelation, Grieve admitted the matter to the newspaper Helsingborgs Dagbladille.
“Have I spoken to Helsingborg? Yes. Have they made me an offer? Yes. Is the project interesting? Yes. It’s up to the clubs to reach an agreement,” he said.
Grieve and SJK did in June extension contract, which only ends after the 2027 season, so HIF has to pay compensation for the Scottish pilot to SJK.
Grieve started working in the SJK organization in the spring of 2023 while moving SJK Academy coach. Already in the next season, he piloted SJK’s representative team in the Veikkausliiga.
In the season that ended, Grieve led SJK to fourth place in the Veikkausliiga.