Kim Suominen

Kim Suominen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-10-20)20 October 1969
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Date of death	18 November 2021(2021-11-18) (aged 52)
Place of death	Turku, Finland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1986	TPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1991	TPS	131	(16)
1992–1993	Jaro	52	(4)
1994	TPV	26	(2)
1994–1996	Admira Wacker	27	(1)
1996–1997	IFK Norrköping	45	(2)
1998	Inter Turku	23	(3)
1999	Jazz	28	(3)
2000	TPS	28	(1)
National team
1993–1996	Finland	39	(4)
Teams managed
2011–2021	TPS (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kim Suominen (20 October 1969 – 18 November 2021) was a Finnish footballer. He played as a midfielder. Suominen was born in Turku, Finland. Between 1993 and 1996, Suominen played for the national team almost forty times. He played for Turun Palloseura between 1987 until 1991 and again in 2000.

Suominen died on 18 November 2021 in Turku, aged 52.

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TPS	1987	Mestaruussarja	20	3			4	0	24	3
	1988	Mestaruussarja	27	1			6	1	33	2
	1989	Mestaruussarja	26	7					26	7
	1990	Veikkausliiga	25	3			2	0	27	3
	1991	Veikkausliiga	33	2			–		33	2
	Total		131	16			12	1	143	17
Jaro	1992	Veikkausliiga	31	4			–		31	4
	1993	Veikkausliiga	21	0			–		21	0
	Total		52	4	–	–	–	–	52	4
TPV	1994	Veikkausliiga	26	2	–		–		26	2
Admira Wacker	1994–95	Austrian Bundesliga	14	1	0	0	–		14	1
	1995–96	Austrian Bundesliga	13	0	2	0	–		15	0
	Total		27	1	2	0	–	–	29	1
IFK Norrköping	1996	Allsvenskan	25	0					25	0
	1997	Allsvenskan	20	2					20	2
	Total		45	2	–	–	–	–	45	2
Inter Turku	1998	Ykkönen	23	3	0	0	–		23	3
Jazz	1999	Veikkausliiga	28	3	0	0	–		28	3
TPS	2000	Veikkausliiga	28	1	0	0	–		28	1
Career total			360	32	2	0	12	1	374	33

Honours

TPS:

• Finnish Cup: 1991
• Mestaruussarja: runner-up 1989

TPV

• Veikkausliiga: 1994