Ilkka Mäkelä
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Elimäki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MyPa (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1982 | MP | ? | (?) |
| 1983 | Kuusysi | 27 | (12) |
| 1984 | MP | 22 | (7) |
| 1985–1989 | Haka | 98 | (13) |
| 1988 | Wettingen | ? | (?) |
| 1990–1996 | MP | 159 | (7) |
| 1997–1999 | RoPS | 77 | (2) |
| 2000 | Lahti | 27 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | MYPA | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Finland U-21 | 15 | (?) | |
| Finland[1] | 11 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2003 | MyPa (player-assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | MyPa | ||
| 2008–2010 | Lahti | ||
| 2011–2013 | Finland U15 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Finland U16 | ||
| 2011–2013 | Finland U17 | ||
| 2015–2017 | MP | ||
| 2020 | MyPa | ||
| 2023– | MP (club president) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ilkka Mäkelä (born 25 June 1963, in Elimäki) is a Finnish football manager, former player, and current club president of Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP).
Coaching career
He was sacked after the 2010 season as FC Lahti were relegated to Ykkönen. On 20 December 2010 he signed a three-year contract with Finnish FA, taking the Finland's U15, U16 and U17 teams under his management.[2]
On 19 November 2019 MyPa confirmed, that Mäkelä would return as the club's manager for the 2020 season.[3]
References
- ^ "Ilkka Makela - Suomen Jalkapallovalmentajat". Archived from the original on 7 April 2010.
- ^ Mäkelä takes charge at Finland youth (in Finnish)
- ^ Ilkka Mäkelä on MYPAn uusi päävalmentaja, mypa.fi, 19 November 2019
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