Kari Martonen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Manager | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | HJK | 104 | (16) |
| 1990–1996 | FC Haka | 144 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2005 | FC Haka (Assistant manager/Youth coach) | ||
| 2006–2009 | FC Honka (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2007– | Finland U21 (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2010–2013 | JJK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kari Martonen (born 13 March 1963 in Valkeakoski) is a Finnish football manager and former player. He also works as an assistant manager of the Finland U21 squad.
As a player, he played in total of 248 matches and scored 22 goals for HJK and FC Haka. After retiring as a player, he started working as a youth coach at his former club Haka and soon became the assistant manager under Olli Huttunen. In 2006, he became the assistant manager under Mika Lehkosuo at FC Honka.
In November 2009 as Ville Priha was sacked from JJK, Martonen took over as a head coach, signing a three-year contract with JJK.[1]
Honours
As player
- Mestaruussarja: 1985, 1987, 1988
- Veikkausliiga: 1995
- Finnish Cup: 1982
As coach
- Veikkausliiga: 2004
- Finnish Cup: 2002
- Coach of the Month: April 2010[2]
References
- ^ Kari Martonen JJK:n päävalmentajaksi (Kari Martonen becomes the head coach of JJK) Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Veikkausliiga.com, 17.11.2009 (in Finnish)
- ^ Team of the month announced Archived 1 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Veikkausliiga.com, 1.5.2010 (in Finnish)