Sami Ristilä

Sami Ristilä
Personal information
Full name	Sami Ristilä
Date of birth	15 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Valkeakoski, Finland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1996	Haka
1995–1996	Neukirchen
1996–1999	Zwolle
1999-2000	Jokerit
2001	MyPa
2002–2004	Haka
2005-2008	Drogheda United
2009	Haka
Managerial career
2009-2012	Haka
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sami Ristilä (born 15 August 1974, in Valkeakoski) is a Finnish football manager and former player who has been managing FC Haka since September 2010 in the Veikkausliiga.^[2]

Career

Ristilä played an important role in the Drogheda midfield and sometimes played up front. He has represented the Finland national side on two occasions. Before he joined Drogheda Ristilä played for MyPa, SC Neukirchen, FC Zwolle and FC Haka. He played three seasons with Zwolle in the Dutch Eerste divisie.^[3] In December 2008 he returned to FC Haka and signed a contract to 30 December 2011.

He has played 247 games in the Veikkausliiga.

Honours

Haka

Veikkausliiga (1): 2004

Drogheda United

References

Vuorinen, Juha (2007). Pelimiehet (Complete record of Finnish league football). The Sports Museum Foundation of Finland. p. 288. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
Guardian Football

^ http://www.valkeakoskensanomat.fi/cs/Satellite/Urheilu/1194616248639/artikkeli/koskenpoikien+kausi+alkaa+suomen+cupilla.html
^ http://www.fchaka.fi/etusivu/667-sami-ristilaestae-hakan-uusi-paeaevalmentaja
^ "Sami Ristilä" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 23 September 2009.

[1] ttp://www.valkeakoskensanomat.fi/cs/Satellite/Urheilu/1194616248639/artikkeli/koskenpoikien+kausi+alkaa+suomen+cupilla.html

[2] ttp://www.fchaka.fi/etusivu/667-sami-ristilaestae-hakan-uusi-paeaevalmentaja

[3] "Sami Ristilä" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 23 September 2009.

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