Marko Rajamäki
Finnish footballer and manager (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1968-10-03) 3 October 1968 (age 55) | ||
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 |
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 after previous manager Jonatan Johansson was sacked.[4]