Marko Rajamäki (born 3 October 1968)[1] is a Swedish-born Finnish football former player and current manager of TPS. He managed Turun Palloseura 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.
![]() Rajamäki in 2015. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1968-10-03) 3 October 1968 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Striker, Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | TPS (manager) | ||
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) |
National team | |||
1993–1995 | Finland[1] | 16 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2003–2009 | TPS (youth teams/assistant) | ||
2010–2014 | TPS | ||
2014–2016 | KuPS Kuopio | ||
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]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 26 January 1993 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India | ![]() | 0–2 | Won | 1993 Nehru Cup | |||||
2. | 31 January 1993 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India | ![]() | 3–2 | Lost | 1993 Nehru Cup | |||||
3. | 13 May 1993 | Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku | ![]() | 3–1 | Won | 1994 World Cup qualification | |||||
Correct as of 7 October 2015[5] | |||||||||||
Turun Palloseura – managers | |
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