 Rajamäki in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Finland[1] | 16 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2009 | TPS (youth teams/assistant) | ||
| 2010–2014 | TPS | ||
| 2014–2016 | KuPS | ||
| 2022 | TPS | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marko Rajamäki (born 3 October 1968)[1] is a Swedish-born Finnish former footballer. He managed Turun Palloseura (TPS) between 2010 and 2014.[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.
He was appointed manager of TPS in September 2022 for the rest of the year, after previous manager Jonatan Johansson was sacked.[4]
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Honours
- Finnish Cup 1991 (Turun Palloseura)[1]
- Under-18 Championship 2008 (Turun Palloseura, as a manager)
- Scottish Second Division Championship 1995
- Finnish Cup: 2010 (as manager)
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: August 2010,[5] July 2012[6]
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 | Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku |  Austria |
3–1 | Won | 1994 World Cup qualification | |||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[7] | |||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d "Casa ja Rapa päätoimisesti TPS:n palvelukseen". Turun Palloseura. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "Marko Rajamäki nimettiin Pasi Rautiaisen seuraajaksi". MTV3. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Pietarinen, Heikki (18 December 2005). "Finland - Premier Division All-Time Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "The new head coach of TPS gets a baptism of fire". Sportti. 29 September 2022.
- ^ TPS:n Roope Riski Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Marko Rajamäki". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
External links
- Marko Rajamäki at Soccerbase
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