Mark Joseph (footballer)

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Mark Joseph
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Joseph during a charity match in 2010.
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-02-01) 1 February 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Position(s) Defence
Youth career
Wrexham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982—1983 Wrexham 0 (0)
1984–1985 Oswestry Town
1985—1986 Rhyl
1986—1991 Savon Pallo
1992–1993 PU-62
1992–1993 Mold Alexandra 7 (1)
1993–1996 FC Ilves 83 (2)
1997 TPV 18 (2)
1998 TP-55 25 (7)
1999 RiPS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Joseph (born 1 February 1965) is a Welsh retired footballer who played most of his career in Finland.

Joseph played eight seasons in Finnish lower divisions and was signed by premier division club FC Ilves in 1993. He played four seasons and 83 caps in Veikkausliiga for FC Ilves from 1993 to 1996. [1] Joseph ended his career in second tier clubs TPV, TP-55 and RiPS. He still lives in Finland and works at a local sports pub in Tampere. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joseph, Mark". Veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Wanha Posti


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