Marko Rajamäki

Marko Rajamäki
Rajamäki in 2015.
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-10-03) 3 October 1968 (age 56)
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]

Rajamäki is currently a commentator for Veikkausliiga in Ruutu+ broadcasts. He is also coaching youth teams of TPS.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 August 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TPS 1986 Mestaruussarja 1 0 – – 1 0
1987 Mestaruussarja 21 4 – 4[b] 0 25 4
1988 Mestaruussarja 26 10 – 6[b] 1 32 11
1989 Mestaruussarja 27 11 – – 27 11
1990 Veikkausliiga 25 14 – 2[b] 0 27 14
1991 Veikkausliiga 33 10 – – 33 10
1992 Veikkausliiga 33 11 – 2[c] 0 35 11
Total 166 60 0 0 14 1 180 61
Estoril (loan) 1988–89 Segunda Divisão
Louletano (loan) 1989–90 Segunda Divisão 4 0 – – 4 0
MYPA 1993 Veikkausliiga 27 10 – 2[c] 1 29 11
1994 Veikkausliiga 26 16 – 4[c] 1 30 17
Total 53 26 0 0 6 2 59 28
Greenock Morton 1994–95 Scottish Second Division 25 14 – – 25 14
1995–96 Scottish First Division 36 11 – – 36 11
1996–97 Scottish First Division 33 4 – – 33 4
Total 94 29 0 0 0 0 94 29
FSV Zwickau 1997–98 2. Bundesliga 19 1 1 0 – 20 1
Livingston 1998–99 Scottish Second Division 5 0 – – 5 0
Hamilton (loan) 1998–99 Scottish First Division 8 0 – – 8 0
Inter Turku 1999 Veikkausliiga 21 2 – – 21 2
TPS 2000 Veikkausliiga 31 10 – – 31 10
SalPa 2001 Ykkönen 27 12 – – 27 12
TPS 2002 Ykkönen 21 17 – – 21 17
Career total 451 157 1 0 20 3 472 160
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b c Includes UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b c Includes UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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]

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. ^ "The new head coach of TPS gets a baptism of fire". Sportti. 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ WorldFootball
  6. ^ National-Football-Teams
  7. ^ "Football PLAYER: Marko Rajamäki". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ^ TPS:n Roope Riski Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
  9. ^ Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)


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