[2] As a player, Vuorinen played as a defensive midfielder in second-tier Ykkönen for BK-IFK, Närpes Kraft and Jaro.

With Jaro, they won the promotion to Veikkausliiga, but Vuorinen did not make any appearances in the league due to knee injury.

He also played for Wasa-88, Korsholm and Vasa IFK in the lower divisions in the Finnish football league system.

Vuorinen started his senior coaching career as an assistant of his hometown club Vasa IFK in 2004.

Vuorinen worked also as a caretaker manager of VPS twice, in 2009 accompanied by sporting director Juha Reini, and in 2011 solely.