Filip Valenčič has taken on an interesting challenge, he will help a fallen giant: A Slovenian will be led in Finland by a former Leeds footballer
Photo: Honka
Filip Valenčič has returned to where he has always felt the best: the north of Europe after a brief stint in Poland. The former young Slovenian international will play in Finland, where he was once a champion, top scorer, and the best player in the top league. However, the most interesting part is that Filip Valenčič will now play in the fourth tier of Finnish football! But not everything is as it seems. Filip Valenčič has strengthened Honka, a club that was at the top of Finnish football for many years.
However, the club from Espoo fell into severe financial trouble some time ago, even going bankrupt last year and plummeting to the bottom of the Finnish football pyramid. Nevertheless, the club “survived” and began to operate anew, starting from scratch. Honka, which has been the Finnish runner-up three times and won the cup in 2012, also played 27 European matches in its history (its penultimate opponent was Domžale, who defeated them in 2021). As mentioned, they now play in the fourth Finnish league.
The goal is clear: to return to the top sooner or later. One of the club’s assets will, of course, be Filip Valenčič, who is coached by Mika Väyrynen, a former 64-cap Finnish international who played for PSV Eindhoven, Leeds United, and Los Angeles Galaxy. He had an excellent football career and is now trying to prove himself as a coach. Väyrynen took over Honka at the beginning of the year.
The 32-year-old Filip Valenčič, who had a golden period in Finland wearing the jersey of the giant HJK from Helsinki, has signed a contract with Honka until the end of the year. After the transfer, he has already played three matches and scored in the victory against Ilves-Kissat.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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