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Kilmarnock manager Mixu Paatelainen has left his post at Rugby Park to become the new manager of his native Finnish national team. Paatelainen, who replaces Stuart Baxter, was also offered the Scunthorpe United job, but knocked it back to join the Huuhkajat. Paatelainen has been in the Killie job less than a year, but he has made an impact in the short space of time he has been in Ayrshire. He has had the Rugby Park outfit playing good football, and led them to 5th this campaign after they narrowly avoided relegation last year.
Baxter, who was linked with Celtic's job in the summer, departed a while ago, with numerous caretakers handling recent games, including Tuesday's 2-0 friendly loss to Portugal. Paatelainen's first game will be away to Latvia in August.
A number of names have been thrown in the hat to be the next Killie boss, including former St Mirren boss and Killie player Gus MacPherson and former Hibs manager John Hughes.
Assistant manager Kenny Shiels will be in a caretaker position, starting off with the trip to Perth on Saturday to play St Johnstone.
SSN article: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_6844331,00.html
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Bad news for Killie, Paatelainen was good for them. :S
Baxter, who was linked with Celtic's job in the summer, departed a while ago, with numerous caretakers handling recent games, including Tuesday's 2-0 friendly loss to Portugal. Paatelainen's first game will be away to Latvia in August.
A number of names have been thrown in the hat to be the next Killie boss, including former St Mirren boss and Killie player Gus MacPherson and former Hibs manager John Hughes.
Assistant manager Kenny Shiels will be in a caretaker position, starting off with the trip to Perth on Saturday to play St Johnstone.
SSN article: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_6844331,00.html
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Bad news for Killie, Paatelainen was good for them. :S
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