Marco Parnela

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Marco Parnela
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-01-05) 5 January 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Orivesi, Finland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Atletico Catania [1]
ESV München [1]
2001–2003 Thun 33 (1)
2003–2004 Zwolle 8 (0)
2004–2010 Go Ahead Eagles 162 (14)
Total203(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]

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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]

Personal life

Parnela is of Finnish and Italian descent. [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Thun 2001–02 Swiss Nationalliga B 12121142
2002–03 Swiss Nationalliga A 600060
Total18121202
Zwolle 2003–04 Eredivisie 800080
Go Ahead Eagles 2004–05 Eerste Divisie 33100331
2005–06 Eerste Divisie33400334
2006–07 Eerste Divisie39410404
2007–08 Eerste Divisie14020160
2008–09 Eerste Divisie21200212
2009–10 Eerste Divisie19320213
2010–11 Eerste Divisie500050
Total164145016914
SV Zwaluwen Wierden 2011–12 Derde Divisie 23000230
Career total213157122016

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Entinen nuorten maajoukkuepelaaja lopettaa pelaajauransa, Ilta-Sanomat, 21 December 2010
    2. ↑ (in Dutch) Voetbal International
    3. 1 2 Marco Parnela etsii seuraa, Ilta-Sanomat, 7 June 2001
    4. ↑ "Parnela zegt profvoetbal vaarwel" (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
    5. 1 2 Marco Parnela at BeSoccer


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