Marco Casagrande (footballer)

Marco Casagrande (born 4 April 1972) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the secretary general of the Football Association of Finland, having started in the position in 2013.[1][2][3][4][5]

Marco Casagrande
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-04) 4 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1989 Åbo IFK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Åbo IFK 44 (0)
1992–1993 Turun Pallo 28 (5)
1993–2005 TPS 272 (35)
Managerial career
2006–2009 TPS (sporting director)
2009–2013 TPS (CEO)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024

Playing career

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Casagrande started playing for local clubs Åbo IFK and Turun Pallo. He spent most of his playing career with Turun Palloseura (TPS) and captained the team. With TPS, he made 223 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga scoring 28 goals in total.[6][7]

Later career

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After retiring as a player, Casagrande worked as sporting director and chief executive officer of TPS.[8][9] He was previously also the chairman of JPY, Jalkapallon pelaajayhdistys (eng. The Football Players Union) in 2004–2005. Since 2013, he is the secretary general of the Finnish FA.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Åbo IFK 1990 Kolmonen
1991 Kakkonen
1992 Kolmonen
Total 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
Turun Pallo 1992 Kakkonen
1993 Kakkonen
Total 28 5 0 0 0 0 28 5
TPS 1993 Veikkausliiga 3 0 0 0 3 0
1994 Veikkausliiga 23 0 0 0 23 0
1995 Veikkausliiga 25 0 0 0 2[b] 0 27 0
1996 Veikkausliiga 7 0 0 0 7 0
1997 Veikkausliiga 22 1 0 0 4[c] 1 26 2
1998 Veikkausliiga 24 3 0 0 4[c] 0 28 3
1999 Veikkausliiga 24 10 0 0 24 10
2000 Veikkausliiga 22 1 0 0 22 1
2001 Ykkönen
2002 Ykkönen
2003 Veikkausliiga 24 3 0 0 24 3
2004 Veikkausliiga 26 8 0 0 26 8
2005 Veikkausliiga 23 2 1 0 24 2
Total 272 35 1 0 10 1 283 36
Career total 344 40 1 0 10 1 355 41
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. ^ a b Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

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TPS

References

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