Marco Parnela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Orivesi, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Atletico Catania[1] | |||
| ESV München[1] | |||
| 2001–2003 | Thun | 33 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Zwolle | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | Go Ahead Eagles | 162 | (14) |
| Total | 203 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Parnela (born 5 January 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Active in both Switzerland and the Netherlands, Parnela made over 200 career league appearances.[2]
Career
Despite being born in Finland, Parnela spent all his professional career abroad. He played from 2001 to 2003 in Switzerland for FC Thun,[3] then moving to the Netherlands later that year to join Eerste Divisie club FC Zwolle. In 2004, he then agreed to join another Eerste Divisie team, Go Ahead Eagles from Deventer, where he spent the remainder of his career. Parnela also served as the team captain of Go Ahead Eagles.[1]
In December 2010 Parnela announced his decision to put an end to his professional career and focus on a business career instead, effective 1 January 2011.[4]
He joined Dutch amateurclub SV Zwaluwen Wierden in January 2011.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thun | 2001–02 | Swiss Nationalliga B | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Swiss Nationalliga A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Zwolle | 2003–04 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2004–05 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2006–07 | Eerste Divisie | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 164 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 14 | ||
| SV Zwaluwen Wierden | 2011–12 | Derde Divisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | 213 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 220 | 16 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Entinen nuorten maajoukkuepelaaja lopettaa pelaajauransa, Ilta-Sanomat, 21 December 2010
- ^ (in Dutch) Voetbal International
- ^ Marco Parnela etsii seuraa, Ilta-Sanomat, 7 June 2001
- ^ "Parnela zegt profvoetbal vaarwel" (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
- ^ a b Marco Parnela at BeSoccer