Marko Rajamäki

Marko Rajamäki
Personal information
Date of birth	3 October 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Göteborg, Sweden
Position(s)	Striker, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1992	TPS Turku
1993–1994	MyPa
1992–1995	Greenock Morton
1997–1998	FSV Zwickau
1998–1999	Livingston
1999	→ Hamilton Academical (loan)
1999	Inter Turku
2000	TPS Turku
2001	SalPa
2002	TPS Turku
International career
1993–1995	Finland
Managerial career
2003–2009	TPS (youth teams/assistant)
2010–2014	TPS
2014–	KuPS Kuopio
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

^ ^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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
^ "Football PLAYER: Marko Rajamäki". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

External links

Marko Rajamäki at Soccerbase

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[nat-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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 September 2009.

[4] "Football PLAYER: Marko Rajamäki". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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