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Kai Haaskivi
	Haaskivi circa 1984
Personal information
Full name	Kai Olavi Haaskivi
Date of birth	28 December 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1978	GrIFK, HJK Helsinki, Kiffen Helsinki
1978–1979	Dallas Tornado
1978–1980	Houston Summit (indoor)
1979–1980	Houston Hurricane
1980–1982	Edmonton Drillers (indoor)
1981–1982	Edmonton Drillers
1982–1988	Cleveland Force (indoor)
1988–1989	Baltimore Blast (indoor)
1989–1993	Cleveland Crunch (indoor)
International career‡
1977–1984	Finland
Managerial career
1989–1990	Cleveland Crunch
1995–1999	IMG Soccer Academy (Director)
2001–2004	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2005–2007	Myers University (Men's and Women's teams)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2009

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Kai Haaskivi (born 28 December 1955) is a retired Finnish soccer player. He starred in the North American Soccer League, playing outdoor as well as indoor soccer. He also played for the Finland national football team. He now coaches in the United States.

Playing career

Professional

The 178 cm midfielder began his NASL career in the summer of 1978 with the Dallas Tornado. Haaskivi played in 1979–80 with the Houston Hurricane and 1981–82 with the Edmonton Drillers. He led the league in assists in 1981 with 21 and helped the Drillers win the 1980–81 NASL indoor championship and was named the MVP of the finals.^[1] He finished his NASL career with 112 points in 135 games.

Haaskivi began his MISL career in the league's inaugural season of 1978–79 with the Houston Summit. Playing the next season with the Summit as well, he was named an MISL all-star in both seasons. The team lost the championship to the New York Arrows in 1980.

Haaskivi went on to star with the Cleveland Force from 1982–88. While with the Force he led the league in assists in the 1986–87 season.^[2] He then played one season for the Baltimore Blast before returning to Cleveland as player-coach of the Cleveland Crunch in 1989. He retired as a player after the 1991–92 season when the MISL, by then named Major Soccer League, folded. The Crunch moved to the National Professional Soccer League. Haaskivi served as color analyst on the team's radio broadcasts.

Haaskivi finished his career in the top ten of several MISL career statistical categories, including fifth in points with 683, tied for ninth in goals with 297, second in assists with 386, and eights in games played with 425.^[3] He was an eight-time league all-star selection and was named MVP of the 1987 All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

International

Haaskivi played 12 full internationals for Finland, notching three goals in the process. In a 1982 friendly in Helsinki against England, celebrating the Finnish F.A.'s 75th anniversary, he scored on a penalty kick as the Finnish team lost 1–4. He also scored against Italy's World Cup Legend, Dino Zoff, in Turin, Italy during a 1978 World Cup qualifier.

Coaching career

During the mid-1990s he served as the first director for IMG's soccer academy in Bradenton. He was assistant coach of the U-17 U.S. National (boys) Teams. From 2001 to 2004 he was head coach and general manager of Pittsburgh Riverhounds, an A-League team.^[4] He also coached in Cleveland as the men's and women's head coach for the Myers University Mustangs, and NAIA school. Served as the director of coaching for the Cleveland United and the Braden River soccer club in Florida. Currently works for the US Soccer Federation as a Youth National Team Scout.

Awards and honors

In September 2006, Kai was inducted to the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame and in March 2013, Haaskivi was one of six men named to the 2013 class of the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame. The other inductees are Gordon Jago, Preki, Zoltán Tóth, Brian Quinn, and Mike Stankovic.^[5]

Personal

Haaskivi is brother-in-law of former star Finnish ice hockey player Matti Hagman and uncle to Calgary Flames Left Wing Niklas Hagman. His father, Olavi Haaskivi, served as the Director of Coaching for the Finnish Football Association for 35 years. His son is the actor Olli Haaskivi.^[6] Daughter, Nina Haaskivi.

Notes and references

General

Kanerva, Juha (2003). Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen (in Finnish). WSOY. p. 495. ISBN 951-0-27037-7. OCLC 58365792.

Citations

^ "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
^ "MISL Yearly Award Winners". The MISL: A Look Back. OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ "MISL All-Time Regular Season Career Leaders". The MISL: A Look Back. OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ Finder, Chuck (8 February 2001). "Soccer: New Riverhounds coach-GM eyes teenage pros". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ Carrick, Buzz (5 March 2013). "Former Dallas Sidekicks Coach Gordon Jago Named 2013 Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ Olli Haaskivi at IMDb

External links

Kai Haaskivi^{[permanent dead link‍]} Profile at SoccerInCollege.com
Kai Hasskivi at NASLjerseys.com

[1] "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".

[2] "MISL Yearly Award Winners". The MISL: A Look Back. OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

[3] "MISL All-Time Regular Season Career Leaders". The MISL: A Look Back. OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

[4] Finder, Chuck (8 February 2001). "Soccer: New Riverhounds coach-GM eyes teenage pros". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

[dmn130305j-5] Carrick, Buzz (5 March 2013). "Former Dallas Sidekicks Coach Gordon Jago Named 2013 Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[6] Olli Haaskivi at IMDb

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+{{short description|Finnish footballer and coach (born 1955)}}
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+{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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-| name                = Kai Haaskivi
+| name                 = Kai Haaskivi
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+| image                = Kai Haaskivi, MISL 1984-85 media guide page 016.tif
-| caption              =
+| caption              = Haaskivi circa 1984
 | fullname             = Kai Olavi Haaskivi
-| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|12|28}}
+| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|12|28}}
-| birth_place = [[Lahti]], [[Finland]]
+| birth_place          = [[Lahti]], [[Finland]]
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 | position             = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
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 | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 3
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-| club-update          = {{date|2009-05-12}}
+| club-update          = 12 May 2009
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+| nationalteam-update  = 12 May 2009
 }}
-'''Kai Haaskivi''' (born 28 December 1955 in [[Lahti]]) is a retired [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Association football|soccer]] player. He starred in the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]], playing outdoor as well as [[indoor soccer]]. He also played for the [[Finland national football team]]. He now coaches in the [[United States]].
+'''Kai Haaskivi''' (born 28 December 1955) is a retired [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Association football|soccer]] player. He starred in the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]], playing outdoor as well as [[indoor soccer]]. He also played for the [[Finland national football team]]. He now coaches in the [[United States]].
 == Playing career ==
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 === Professional ===
-The 178&nbsp;cm midfielder began his NASL career in the summer of 1978 with the [[Dallas Tornado]].  Haaskivi played in 1979–80 with the [[Houston Hurricane]] and 1981–82 with the [[Edmonton Drillers (NASL)|Edmonton Drillers]].  He led the league in assists in 1981 with 21 and helped the Drillers win the 1980–81 NASL indoor championship. He finished his NASL career with 112 points in 135 games.
+The 178&nbsp;cm midfielder began his NASL career in the summer of 1978 with the [[Dallas Tornado]]. Haaskivi played in 1979–80 with the [[Houston Hurricane]] and 1981–82 with the [[Edmonton Drillers (NASL)|Edmonton Drillers]]. He led the league in assists in 1981 with 21 and helped the Drillers win the [[1980–81 NASL Indoor season|1980–81 NASL indoor championship]] and was named the MVP of the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19811203&id=Wp0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F2gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6757,1147061|title = Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search}}</ref> He finished his NASL career with 112 points in 135 games.
 Haaskivi began his [[Major Soccer League|MISL]] career in the league's inaugural season of 1978–79 with the [[Houston Summit (soccer)|Houston Summit]]. Playing the next season with the Summit as well, he was named an MISL all-star in both seasons. The team lost the championship to the [[New York Arrows]] in 1980.
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 === International ===
-Haaskivi played 12 full internationals for Finland, notching three goals in the process. In a 1982 friendly in Helsinki against [[England national football team|England]], celebrating the [[Football Association of Finland|Finnish F.A.]]'s 75th anniversity, he scored on a [[penalty kick]] as the Finnish team lost 1–4. He also scored against Italy's World Cup Legend, Dino Zoff, in Turin, Italy during a 1978 World Cup qualifier.
+Haaskivi played 12 full internationals for Finland, notching three goals in the process. In a 1982 friendly in Helsinki against [[England national football team|England]], celebrating the [[Football Association of Finland|Finnish F.A.]]'s 75th anniversary, he scored on a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] as the Finnish team lost 1–4. He also scored against Italy's World Cup Legend, Dino Zoff, in Turin, Italy during a 1978 World Cup qualifier.
 == Coaching career ==
-During the  mid-1990s he served as the first director for [[IMG Academies|IMG]]'s soccer academy in [[Bradenton]]. He was assistant coach of the U-17 U.S. National (boys) Teams. From 2001 to 2004 he was head coach and general manager of [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]], an [[USL First Division|A-League]] team.<ref>{{cite news |first=Chuck |last=Finder |title=Soccer: New Riverhounds coach-GM eyes teenage pros |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20010208riverhounds5.asp |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=2001-02-08 |accessdate=2009-05-12}}</ref> He also coached in Cleveland as the men's and women's head coach for the Myers University Mustangs, and NAIA school.
+During the mid-1990s he served as the first director for [[IMG Academies|IMG]]'s soccer academy in [[Bradenton]]. He was assistant coach of the U-17 U.S. National (boys) Teams. From 2001 to 2004 he was head coach and general manager of [[Pittsburgh Riverhounds]], an [[USL First Division|A-League]] team.<ref>{{cite news |first=Chuck |last=Finder |title=Soccer: New Riverhounds coach-GM eyes teenage pros |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20010208riverhounds5.asp |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=2001-02-08 |accessdate=2009-05-12}}</ref> He also coached in Cleveland as the men's and women's head coach for the Myers University Mustangs, and NAIA school.
-Currently serves as director of coaching for Braden River soccer club in Florida.
+Served as the director of coaching for the Cleveland United and the Braden River soccer club in Florida. Currently works for the US Soccer Federation as a Youth National Team Scout.
 ==Awards and honors==
-In March 2013, Haaskivi was one of six men named to the 2013 class of the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame. The other inductees are [[Gordon Jago]], [[Preki]], [[Zoltán Tóth (footballer)|Zoltán Tóth]], [[Brian Quinn (soccer)|Brian Quinn]], and [[Mike Stankovic]].<ref name="dmn130305j">{{cite news |first=Buzz |last=Carrick |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |location=[[Dallas, TX]] |title=Former Dallas Sidekicks Coach Gordon Jago Named 2013 Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee |url=http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/former-dallas-sidekicks-coach-gordon-jago-named-2013-indoor-soccer-hall-of-fame-inductee.html/ |date=March 5, 2013 |accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref>
+In September 2006, Kai was inducted to the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame and in March 2013, Haaskivi was one of six men named to the 2013 class of the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame. The other inductees are [[Gordon Jago]], [[Preki]], [[Zoltán Tóth (footballer, born 1955)|Zoltán Tóth]], [[Brian Quinn (soccer)|Brian Quinn]], and [[Mike Stankovic]].<ref name="dmn130305j">{{cite news|first=Buzz |last=Carrick |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |location=[[Dallas, TX]] |title=Former Dallas Sidekicks Coach Gordon Jago Named 2013 Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee |url=http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/former-dallas-sidekicks-coach-gordon-jago-named-2013-indoor-soccer-hall-of-fame-inductee.html/ |date=5 March 2013 |accessdate=8 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617115042/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/former-dallas-sidekicks-coach-gordon-jago-named-2013-indoor-soccer-hall-of-fame-inductee.html/ |archivedate=17 June 2013 }}</ref>
 == Personal ==
-Haaskivi is brother-in-law of former star Finnish ice hockey player [[Matti Hagman]] and uncle to Calgary Flames Left Wing [[Niklas Hagman]]. His father, Olavi Haaskivi, served as the Director of Coaching for the Finnish Football Association for 35 years.  Kai was an assistant coach at Magnificat High School in Rocky River, OH.
+Haaskivi is brother-in-law of former star Finnish ice hockey player [[Matti Hagman]] and uncle to Calgary Flames Left Wing [[Niklas Hagman]]. His father, Olavi Haaskivi, served as the Director of Coaching for the Finnish Football Association for 35 years. His son is the actor [[Olli Haaskivi]].<ref>{{IMDb name|4517846|name=Olli Haaskivi}}</ref> Daughter, Nina Haaskivi.
 == Notes and references ==
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 === General ===
-* {{Cite book |first=Juha |last=Kanerva |title=Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen |language=[[Finnish language|Finnish]] |publisher=WSOY |year=2003 |page=495 |ISBN=951-0-27037-7 |oclc=58365792}}
+* {{Cite book |first=Juha |last=Kanerva |title=Jalkapallon pikkujättiläinen |language=Finnish |publisher=WSOY |year=2003 |page=495 |isbn=951-0-27037-7 |oclc=58365792}}
 === Citations ===
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 == External links ==
-* [http://soccerincollege.com/siccoaches.aspx?key=MYERS&sex=F&mysite=MIAMI Kai Haaskivi] Profile at SoccerInCollege.com
+* [http://soccerincollege.com/siccoaches.aspx?key=MYERS&sex=F&mysite=MIAMI Kai Haaskivi]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Profile at SoccerInCollege.com
 * [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/H/Haaskivi.Kai.htm Kai Hasskivi] at NASLjerseys.com
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+{{1981–82 NASL Indoor All-Stars}}
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+[[Category:Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players]]
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 [[Category:Cleveland Crunch (original MISL) players]]
 [[Category:Cleveland Force (original MISL) players]]
 [[Category:Dallas Tornado players]]
-[[Category:Edmonton Drillers (1979–82) players]]
+[[Category:Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players]]
-[[Category:Expatriate soccer players in Canada]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada]]
-[[Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
-[[Category:Finland international footballers]]
+[[Category:Finland men's international footballers]]
-[[Category:Finnish expatriate footballers]]
+[[Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers]]
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+[[Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Canada]]
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+[[Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
-[[Category:Finnish footballers]]
+[[Category:Finnish men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
+[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
 [[Category:Houston Hurricane players]]
 [[Category:Houston Summit players]]
-[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) coaches]]
+[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) coaches]]
-[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players]]
+[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players]]
 [[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players]]
+[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Lahti]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Lahti]]
+[[Category:Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC coaches]]
+[[Category:Finnish football managers]]
+[[Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen]]

v t e 1980–81 NASL Indoor All-Stars
All-North Team	GK: Bruce Grobbelaar MF: Gerry Gray FW: Carl Valentine FW: Kai Haaskivi FW: Drew Ferguson FW: Juan Carlos Molina FW: Bobby Prentice
All-East Team	GK: Tino Lettieri DF: Björn Nordqvist FW: Steve Wegerle FW: Pato Margetic FW: Keith Furphy FW: Karl-Heinz Granitza
All-West Team	GK: Mike Hewitt DF: Mihalj Keri MF: Alan Hudson FW: Stuart Lee FW: George Best FW: Juli Veee FW: Chris Dangerfield

v t e 1981–82 NASL Indoor All-Stars
Pacific Conference	GK: Volkmar Gross DF: Alan Hudson DF: Martin Donnelly FW: Jan Goossens FW: Kai Haaskivi FW: Juli Veee
Atlantic Conference	GK: Jürgen Stars DF: Barry Wallace DF: Mike Connell FW: Tatu FW: Karl-Heinz Granitza FW: Gordon Hill