Tommi Koivistoinen

Tommi Petteri Koivistoinen is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Born in Tampere, Koivistoinen started football in a local club Ilves, making his senior debut in 1988 in first-tier Mestaruussarja.
Later he played for numerous clubs in his native Finland, including Porin Pallo-Toverit, Tampereen Pallo-Veikot, HJK Helsinki, Käpylän Pallo, Tampere United, Atlantis and AC Allianssi. While playing for HJK, Koivistoinen represented the club in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage. Koivistoinen won two Finnish championship titles, with Jazz in 1993 and with HJK in 1997.
During his youth years, he represented Finland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 youth international levels.
Koivistoinen announced his retirement in January 2004. During his career, Koivistoinen made 276 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga. He was named in the Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame in 2008.

After retiring from his playing career, Koivistoinen worked as a sporting director of his last club AC Allianssi during 2004–2005.
Since early 2024, Koivistoinen is working as a marketing director of Finnish ice hockey club Kiekko-Vantaa in second-tier Mestis.

His son is a professional ice hockey player. His younger son Jesse is a former footballer.

Ilves

Jazz

HJK

Atlantis