Jyrki Ahola
Jyrki Ahola (born 29 November 1971) is a Finnish football scout and a former manager. He is currently working as a scout for Veikkausliiga club Ilves. Ahola has obtained a UEFA Pro -coaching license.

Career
Ahola started his coaching career in his hometown club Riihimäen Palloseura (RiPS) in 1987.

In 2001, he joined HJK Helsinki organisation.

He has worked as a coaching director of Kuusysi in 2017, and as an assistant coach for Mikko Mannila in HJK Klubi 04 in 2018–2019.MTV3: Valmentaja Jyrki Ahola oli kuolla talvella harjoituskentällä, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 29 July 2022

Ahola was named the manager of AC Oulu in late 2019 on a two-year deal with a one-year option,Jyrki Ahola on AC Oulun uusi päävalmentaja – "Yritän vaikuttaa siihen, mihin voin eli tulevaisuuteen", Yle, 24 September 2019 starting in the 2020 Ykkönen season in Finnish second-tier.Vahva viesti jouk­kueel­le, Kaleva, 21 August 2020 He managed the club to win the Ykkönen title and earn a promotion to Veikkausliiga. The next season in the top-tier was difficult for the team and eventually he was dismissed in September 2021.Jyrki Aholalle lyötiin eteen lohduton valinta: eroa tai tulee kenkää – tyly ”jäähyväislahja” kertoo tilanteesta kaiken, Ilta-Sanomat, 29 September 2021

Later in the same year, he returned to his hometown Riihimäki and was named the coaching director and the first team head coach of his former club RiPS in the fourth-tier Kolmonen.Jyrki Ahola RiPSin uudeksi valmennuspäälliköksi, riihimaenpalloseura.fi, 22 November 2021Riihimäkeläinen kaipasi kotiin ja RiPS tarvitsi valmennuspäällikön – tarpeet kohtasivat ja RiPS sai Jyrki Aholasta kovan osaajan palvelukseensa, Aamuposti, 22 November 2021 In the early 2022, while coaching a training session for the team, Ahola suffered a life-threatening heart attack, surviving a 48-minute-long resuscitation.Suomalaisvalmentaja joutui kuoleman porteille – "Elvytys kesti kaikkiaan 48 minuuttia", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 29 July 2022

He was named the head coach of Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) for the 2023 Ykkönen season,Jyrki Ahola on JäPSin uusi päävalmentaja, japsedustus.fi, 13 October 2022 winning a pre-season league cup, Ykköscup, title. However, he was forced to leave the club in the late May, for personal health reasons.Jyrki Ahola siirtyy syrjään JäPSin päävalmentajan tehtävistä, japsedustus.fi, 27 May 2023

Since November 2023, Ahola has worked in the scouting team of Veikkausliiga club Ilves.Ilveksen urheilujohdon toimintaa tukeva scouting-tiimi vahvistui Henri Määtällä, ilvesfootball.com, 28 August 2024

Managerial statistics

TeamNatFromToRecordPWDLGFGAGDW%AC Oulu1 January 202025 September 2021RiPS1 January 202231 December 2022JäPS1 January 202328 May 2023Total

Honours
AC Oulu
Ykkönen: 2020

JäPS
Ykköscup: 2023

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Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
Category:Finnish football managers
Category:Veikkausliiga managers
Category:AC Oulu managers
Category:Association football coaches
Category:Association football scouts