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Tomi Antero Maanoja (born 12 September 1986) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional goalkeeper, currently serving as assistant coach of HIFK Fotboll. Tomi Maanojasta piti tulla Suomen ykkösmaalivahti, mutta katkennut sääri suisti uran raiteiltaan – nyt hänen jalkapallotarinansa saa onnellisen lopun, Yle, 18 June 2021 Maanoja has been capped twice for Finland.

Career

Maanoja made his first appearance in the Veikkausliiga with AC Allianssi from Vantaa in 2005. He completed a move to the neighbouring city's (Espoo) most notable football club, FC Honka, the following season. Maanoja was regarded as one of the best Finnish young goalkeepers and attracted interest from several foreign clubs before his move to AIK Fotboll on 29 July 2008. He signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the club for a fee of €450,000. Hongan maalivahti Tomi Maanoja siirtyy AIK:hon, Ilta-Sanomat, 29 July 2008

On 28 February 2009, Maanoja became seriously injured in a pre-season game against Assyriska Föreningen. He broke his leg in two places, rushing out to stop an Assyriska attack. The injury made him miss the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, hosted in Sweden, in the summer. He also missed the whole 2009 Allsvenskan season, when AIK won the double. He moved back to Honka in 2011, and on 21 February 2012 he signed a contract with the Norwegian First Division club Sandefjord Fotball as a free agent. Sandefjord's head coach Arne Sandstø let Maanoja play the match against Alta IF in May 2012 instead of Iven Austbø, but Maanoja spent the rest of the season as the reserve goalkeeper. After one season in Norway, he moved back to Finland and signed for RoPS.

During the season spent with Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), he was selected the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in July 2013 after showing impressive form and going through the whole month without conceding a goal.

In 2014, He moved to Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), signing a two-year contract. During the 2014 season Maanoja made a new club record by keeping 13 clean sheets in the league while featuring in all of the competitive matches playing every minute during that season.

In 2020, he joined IF Gnistan. Urheilutoimenjohtaja lähti HIFK:sta – ”Ei dramatiikkaa”‚ iltasanomat.fi, 3 January 2017

Coaching career

Maanoja has worked as a goalkeeping coach of PK-35 Kim Raimi jatkaa PK-35:n päävalmentajana – valmennustiimiin liittyvät Aapi Helvelahti sekä Tomi Maanoja, pk-35.fi and HIFK Fotboll. Tomi Maanoja HIFK:n valmennustiimiin, hifkfotboll.fi, 21 December 2022 Since February 2024, he was the assistant coach of KäPa in Ykkösliiga until the end of July. Tomi Maanoja mukaan KäPan valmennukseen, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 10 February 2024 In January 2025, he was named an assistant coach of HIFK Fotboll, focusing on the set-pieces. Tomi Maanoja HIFK:n erikoistilannevalmentajaksi, hifkfotboll.fi, 5 January 2025

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
AC Allianssi	2005	Veikkausliiga	0
FC Honka	2006	Veikkausliiga	0
	2007	Veikkausliiga	0
	2008	Veikkausliiga	0

AIK Fotboll	2008	Allsvenskan	0
	2009	Allsvenskan	0
	2010	Allsvenskan	0

FC Honka	2011	Veikkausliiga	0
Sandefjord	2012	1. divisjon	0
Sandefjord 2	2012	3. divisjon	0
RoPS	2013	Veikkausliiga	0
KuPS	2014	Veikkausliiga	0
	2015	Veikkausliiga	0

FC Lahti	2016	Veikkausliiga	0
HIFK Fotboll (loan)	2016	Veikkausliiga	0
HIFK	2017	Veikkausliiga	0
	2018	Ykkönen	0

HIFK II	2018	Kakkonen	0
Gnistan	2020	Ykkönen	0
VJS	2021	Kakkonen	0
PK-35	2022	Ykkönen	0