The New York Red Bulls may have found their new goalkeeping coach.
According to Elmo magazine, the club is hiring Jyri Nieminen for the role. The 33-year-old Finnish coach replaces Preston Burpo, who departed the club at the end of the 2020 season. He possesses a UEFA Goalkeeping A License and a USSF Goalkeeping A License.
Nieminen has prior experience in Major League Soccer, serving as the San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeping coach from January of 2018 through June of 2019. He eschewed a playing career – being deemed “too short” at 5’9” – and moved to the sidelines at the age of 18, working with Finish outlet Bollklubben-46 and other local organizations.