Marko Rajamäki

Marko Rajamäki (born 3 October 1968)[1] is a Finnish football manager, who has been managing Turun Palloseura since January 2010.[2] Previously he managed the club's under-18 team (since 2002) and was also the assistant manager of the senior team in 2009.[1] Rajamäki is himself a former Finnish international footballer.

Marko Rajamäki
Rajamäki in 2015.
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-10-03) 3 October 1968
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Position(s) Striker, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 TPS Turku 166 (60)
1993–1994 MyPa 53 (26)
1994–1997 Greenock Morton 94 (29)
1997–1998 FSV Zwickau 18 (1)
1998–1999 Livingston 5 (0)
1999 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 8 (0)
1999 Inter Turku 21 (2)
2000 TPS Turku 31 (10)
2001 SalPa 27 (12)
2002 TPS Turku 21 (17)
National team
1993–1995 Finland[1] 16 (3)
Teams managed
2003–2009 TPS (youth teams/assistant)
2010–2014 TPS
2014–2016 KuPS Kuopio
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played for several years in the Finnish league and is the league's 23rd all-time top-scorer with 98 goals.[3]

In his time in the Scottish league, Rajamäki played for Greenock Morton (94 league games) in the 1990s. He also played for Hamilton Academical (eight league games) and Livingston (five league games).

Rajamäki made his debut for Morton, on 22 October 1994 along with fellow Finn Janne Lindberg, at Shielfield Park in a 2–1 defeat against Berwick Rangers.

Honours
  • Finnish Cup 1991 (Turun Palloseura)[1]
  • Under-18 Championship 2008 (Turun Palloseura, as a manager)
  • Coach of the Month: April (2010)
  • Scottish Second Division Championship 1995
  • Finnish Cup: 2010 (as manager)

Career statistics

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 January 1993Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India India0–2Won1993 Nehru Cup
2.31 January 1993Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India North Korea3–2Lost1993 Nehru Cup
3.13 May 1993Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Austria3–1Won1994 World Cup qualification
Correct as of 7 October 2015[4]

References
  1. "Casa ja Rapa päätoimisesti TPS:n palvelukseen". Turun Palloseura. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. "Marko Rajamäki nimettiin Pasi Rautiaisen seuraajaksi". MTV3. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. Pietarinen, Heikki (18 December 2005). "Finland - Premier Division All-Time Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. "Football PLAYER: Marko Rajamäki". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.


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