Marko Rajamäki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Göteborg, Sweden | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1992 | TPS Turku | 166 | (60) |
| 1993–1994 | MyPa | 53 | (26) |
| 1992–1995 | 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 | 14 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1995 | Finland[1] | 16 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2009 | TPS (youth teams/assistant) | ||
| 2010–2014 | TPS | ||
| 2014– | KuPS Kuopio | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Marko Rajamäki (born 3 October 1968 in Göteborg, Sweden[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.
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
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 January 1993 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India |  India | 0–2 | Won | 1993 Nehru Cup | |||||
| 2. | 31 January 1993 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India |  North Korea | 3–2 | Lost | 1993 Nehru Cup | |||||
| 3. | 13 May 1993 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Austria | 3–1 | Won | 1994 World Cup qualification | |||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[4] | |||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Casa ja Rapa päätoimisesti TPS:n palvelukseen". Turun Palloseura. 2010-01-08. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ↑ "Marko Rajamäki nimettiin Pasi Rautiaisen seuraajaksi". MTV3. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ↑ Pietarinen, Heikki (2005-12-18). "Finland - Premier Division All-Time Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ↑ "Football PLAYER: Marko Rajamäki". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
