Timo Pirilä (born 17 April 1967) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career. Pirilä was raised in Kemi and started football in local club Kemin Palloseura. He played for KePS in former top-tier Mestaruussarja. During his career he made 39 appearances in Finnish current top-tier Veikkausliiga for OTP and RoPS and 20 appearances in Norwegian top-tier Tippeligaen for Mjølner. Later Pirilä has worked as a teacher in Haukipudas, Oulu.