Toni Koskela

Toni Koskela

Personal information
Full name	Toni Koskela
Date of birth	16 February 1983 (1983-02-16)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Jokerit
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	FC Jokerit	9	(1)
2003	FC Hämeenlinna	9	(0)
2004–2005	KooTeePee	25	(4)
2005–2006	Cardiff City	2	(0)
2006	Ilisiakos	0	(0)
2006–2007	KooTeePee	11	(2)
2007–2008	Molde FK	52	(4)
2009	JJK	17	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2009

Toni Koskela (born 16 February 1983 in Helsinki) is a former Finnish footballer. He had to retire his football career in 2009 due to a numerous injuries on his knee.

After starting his career in Finland, Koskela was snapped up by Football League Championship side Cardiff City but he failed to impress at the club making just three appearances in all competitions, including an FA Cup game against Arsenal. In November 2005 he was close of signing a contract with Bristol City but Cardiff did not want to let him go, so the transfer failed. Eventually he was released by the club and quickly transferred to Greek club Ilisiakos.

He has also played for FC Jokerit, FC Hämeenlinna, FC KooTeePee in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, and Norwegian club Molde FK.

References

• Guardian Football

External links

• Toni Koskela career stats at Soccerbase