Marko Kolsi

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Marko Kolsi
Personal information
Full name Marko Tuomas Kolsi
Date of birth (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vantaan Jalkapalloseura
Number 3
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Jokrut 4 (1)
2002–2003 Jokerit 23 (2)
2004–2006 Willem II 17 (0)
2005–2006TOP Oss (loan) 7 (0)
2006–2007 Eindhoven 4 (0)
2007–2008 Maribor 7 (0)
2008–2011 Rudar Velenje 46 (2)
2011 Šmartno 1928 11 (1)
2012 Willem II 0 (0)
2012–2013 Celje 20 (0)
2013 KäPa 7 (2)
2014 Honka 0 (0)
2014 PK-35 Vantaa 14 (0)
2016–2019 VJS 72 (42)
International career
Finland U17
Finland U19
Finland U21
Managerial career
2020 Gnistan (assistant)
2020–2023 Gnistan (chief executive officer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2019

Marko Kolsi (born 20 January 1985) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer.

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Career

Kolsi, a midfielder, joined Willem II in the summer of 2004 after previously playing for FC Jokerit in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He left the Dutch club in 2006 and joined TOP Oss, and later FC Eindhoven. In summer 2007 he went to Slovenia where he played for NK Maribor and NK Rudar Velenje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Kolsi made a brief return to his old club Willem II in January 2012, before returning to Slovenia, signing for NK Celje for the 2012–13 season.

He was part of the Finnish under-17 team at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. [1]

Coaching career

Later Kolsi has worked as a youth coach for PK-35, VJS and PPJ.

He was the chief executive officer of Gnistan from January 2020 until the end of 2023.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jokrut2001 Ykkönen 4141
Jokerit 2002 Ykkönen7272
2003 Veikkausliiga 160160
Total232000000232
Willem II 2004–05 Eredivisie 140140
2005–06 Eredivisie302 [c] 050
Total170000020190
TOP Oss (loan) 2005–06 Eerste Divisie 7070
FC Eindhoven 2006–07 Eerste Divisie4040
Maribor 2007–08 Slovenian PrvaLiga 7070
Rudar Velenje 2008–09 Slovenian PrvaLiga24010250
2009–10 Slovenian PrvaLiga814 [d] 0121
2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga6060
Total381100040431
Šmartno 1928 2011–12 Slovenian Second League 111111
Willem II 2011–12 Eredivisie000000
Celje 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga200202 [d] 0240
KäPa 2013 Kakkonen 7272
Honka 2014 Veikkausliiga00004141
PK-35 Vantaa 2014 Ykkönen14010150
VJS 2016 Nelonen 20182018
2017Nelonen21174 [e] 42521
2018 Kolmonen 1446 [e] 3207
2019Kakkonen17310183
Total724210001078349
Career total22451504118725159
  1. Includes Suomen Cup and Slovenian Cup
  2. Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Regions' Cup

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References

  1. "Finland–England – Under-17 – Line-ups". uefa.com. UEFA. 27 April 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. Marko Kolsi stats, Finnish FA