Timo Liekoski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 30, 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1964 | New Paltz State | ||
| 1966–1969 | Hartwick College | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1972 | UW–Milwaukee Panthers | ||
| 1973–1975 | Hartwick College | ||
| 1976–1977 | Dallas Tornado (assistant) | ||
| 1978–1979 | Houston Hurricane | ||
| 1978–1979 | Houston Summit | ||
| 1980–1981 | Edmonton Drillers | ||
| 1981–1982 | New Jersey Rockets | ||
| 1982–1988 | Cleveland Force | ||
| 1988–1992 | Canton Invaders | ||
| 1991–1994 | U.S. national team (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1995 | U.S. Olympic soccer team | ||
| 1995–1996 | Columbus Crew | ||
| 1997 | MYPA | ||
| 1999 | Finland Futsal | ||
| Finland U-17 | |||
Timo Liekoski (born June 30, 1942) is a Finnish soccer coach who managed teams in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and Major League Soccer. He currently holds a variety of coaching positions with the Football Association of Finland.
A native of Finland, Liekoski was drafted into the Finnish army when he was eighteen. After completing his service two years later, he moved to the United States. In 1964, Liekoski was working as a dishwasher when Al Miller noticed him watching Miller and his team mates practicing. At the time Miller played for the amateur Kingston Kickers and coached at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Miller invited Liekoski, a goalkeeper, to join the Kingston Kickers. After Liekoski proved his worth, Miller then recruited him into the New Paltz State soccer team. Miller moved to Hartwick College after Liekoski's freshman season, and took Liekoski with him. Liekoski sat out a season, per NCAA rules, then played his sophomore and junior seasons as the Warriors starting goalkeeper. After breaking his wrist during the preseason to his senior year, Liekoski moved to defender where he was a second team All American. He graduated in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in economics and later earned a master's degree in education from Whittier College.
Liekoski began his coaching career in 1972 when he served as the first head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee soccer team. In 1973, Liekoski replaced Miller as head coach of the Hartwick College men's soccer team. He lasted only two seasons and compiled a 30–9–7 record. He took the Hawks to the 1974 NCAA Final Four and was inducted into the Hartwick College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
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