Timo Liekoski
Timo Liekoski
Born: June 30, 1942
Helsinki, Finland
Coaching Career: 1978-1996
Timo Liekoski compiled a record of 350 wins and 235 losses in his coaching career with the Houston Hurricane, Houston Summit, Edmonton Drillers, New Jersey Rockets, Cleveland Force, Canton Invaders and Columbus Crew. He began coaching during the 1978 season and last coached during the 1996 campaign.
 Houston Summit |
 Houston Hurricane |
 Edmonton Drillers |
 Edmonton Drillers |
 New Jersey Rockets |
 Cleveland Force |
 Canton Invaders |
 Columbus Crew |
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1978 | NASL | Houston Hurricane | 30 | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | MISL | Houston Summit | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 1979 | NASL | Houston Hurricane | 30 | 22 | 8 | .733 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | NASL Indoor | Edmonton Drillers | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1980 | NASL | Houston Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1981 | NASL | Edmonton Drillers | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | ||||||
| 1981-82 | MISL | New Jersey Rockets | 17 | 4 | 13 | .235 | ||||||
| 1982-83 | MISL | Cleveland Force | 48 | 29 | 19 | .604 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | ||
| 1983-84 | MISL | Cleveland Force | 48 | 31 | 17 | .646 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| 1984-85 | MISL | Cleveland Force | 48 | 27 | 21 | .563 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | ||
| 1985-86 | MISL | Cleveland Force | 48 | 27 | 21 | .563 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | ||
| 1986-87 | MISL | Cleveland Force | 52 | 34 | 18 | .654 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | ||
| 1987-88 | MISL | Cleveland Force | 56 | 30 | 26 | .536 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | ||
| 1988-89 | AISA | Canton Invaders | 40 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | ||
| 1989-90 | AISA | Canton Invaders | 40 | 36 | 4 | .900 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | ||
| 1990-91 | NPSL | Canton Invaders | 40 | 28 | 12 | .700 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1991-92 | NPSL | Canton Invaders | 13 | 9 | 4 | .692 | Left after 13 games | |||||
| 1996 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 22 | 4 | 11 | .227 | ||||||
| Totals | 592 | 350 | 235 | .591 | 79 | 44 | 35 | .557 | ||||
