Timo Marjamaa

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Timo Marjamaa
Personal information
Full name Timo Tapio Marjamaa [1]
Date of birth (1976-06-27) 27 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1987–1995 Kuusysi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1996 Kuusysi 27 (3)
1997–1999 Lahti 77 (14)
2000–2001 Jokerit 64 (3)
2002 Yimpaş Yozgatspor 9 (0)
2002 Lahti 21 (2)
2003–2005 AC Allianssi 68 (3)
2006–2007 HJK 17 (0)
International career
1996–1997 Finland U21 2 (0)
2000–2001 Finland 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024

Timo Tapio Marjamaa (born 27 June 1976) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Marjamaa is currently the chief executive officer of Finnish top-tier league Veikkausliiga, having started in the position in November 2010.

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Club career

Marjamaa was born in Lahti and played in a youth sector of local club FC Kuusysi, before making his senior debut with the club's first team in Veikkausliiga in the 1995 season. During his career, he represented FC Lahti, FC Jokerit, AC Allianssi [2] and HJK Helsinki [3] in Finland in Veikkausliiga, and briefly played in Turkish Süper Lig with Yimpaş Yozgatspor in 2002. [4] [5] Marjamaa ended his professional playing career after the 2007 season due to consecutive knee injuries. [6] [7] He played a total of 199 Veikkausliiga matches, scoring 13 goals [8] and winning the Finnish Cup championship with HJK in 2006. [9]

International career

A former youth international, [10] Marjamaa was capped six times for Finland national football team in friendly matches during 2000–2001, scoring one goal against Sweden. [11]

Later career

After retiring as a player, Marjamaa graduated MBA in the University of Helsinki School of Economics in November 2007. [12] In his master's thesis, he studied the image of Finnish football. [13] He also worked in a bank sector, before he was appointed the chief executive officer of the top-tier Finnish football league Veikkausliiga in November 2010. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 May 2024. [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuusysi 1995 Veikkausliiga 2000–20
1996 Ykkönen 25300–253
Total27300––273
Lahti 1997Ykkönen263263
1998Ykkönen246246
1999 Veikkausliiga27500–275
Total771400––7714
Jokerit 2000 Veikkausliiga311002 [b] 0331
2001Veikkausliiga332002 [b] 0352
Total6430040683
Yimpaş Yozgatspor 2001–02 Süper Lig 9000–90
Lahti 2002 Veikkausliiga21210–222
AC Allianssi 2003 Veikkausliiga240106 [c] 0310
2004 Veikkausliiga260002 [b] 0280
2005 Veikkausliiga183004 [b] 0223
Total68310120813
HJK Helsinki 2006 Veikkausliiga170102 [b] 0200
Career total283253018030425

International

Finland
YearAppsGoals
200030
200131
Total61

International goals

As of match played 1 February 2001. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Marjamaa goal.
List of international goals scored by Timo Marjamaa
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 February 2001 Tipshallen, Jönköping, SwedenFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–0 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship

Honours

HJK

AC Allianssi

Jokerit

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References

  1. ↑ Timo Marjamaa at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Timo Marjamaa palaamassa tositoimiin, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 7 March 2006
  3. ↑ HJK:n Timo Marjamaa polvileikkauksessa, Iltalehti, 19 June 2007
  4. ↑ Muistatko, kun Timo Marjamaa kohautti FC Lahdessa lausunnollaan 23 vuotta sitten? "Nuoruudessa on se hyvä puoli, että siitä paranee", hän sanoo nyt, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 15 June 2020
  5. ↑ FC Lahti Hall of Fame – #4 Timo Marjamaa, fclahti.fi, 23 May 2016
  6. ↑ Marjamaa lopetti uransa, Turun Sanomat, 9 November 2007
  7. ↑ HJK:n Marjamaa sairaslomalle, Ilta-Sanomat, 13 December 2006
  8. ↑ Timo Marjamaa stats, veikkausliiga.com
  9. 1 2 Marjamaa sai hyvityksen, Iltalehti, 6 November 2006
  10. ↑ Marjamaa yllätysmies Heliskosken ryhmässä, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 September 1996
  11. ↑ Muistatko? Suomi voitti Ruotsin ja Pohjoismaiden mestaruuden vuonna 2001, kymppipaikka.fi, 3 October 2011
  12. ↑ Toimitusjohtaja Timo Marjamaa, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 October 2010
  13. ↑ Marjamaa pui gradussaan kotimaisen jalkapallon tilaa, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 27 November 2007
  14. ↑ Yllätysnimi nousee Veikkausliigan toimitusjohtajaksi, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 October 2010
  15. ↑ TIMO MARJAMAA VEIKKAUSLIIGAN TOIMITUSJOHTAJAKSI, Finnish FA, 20 October 2010
  16. ↑ Timo Marjamaa Veikkausliigan toimitusjohtajaksi, veikkausliiga.com, 28 October 2010
  17. ↑ Veikkausliigapomon kirkas tavoite: Jalkapallo valtakunnan ykköslajiksi, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 21 October 2010
  18. ↑ Veikkausliiga sai uuden toimitusjohtajan, Yle, 20 October 2010
  19. ↑ Timo Marjamaa: Veikkausliiga selvisi katastrofista, Helsingin Sanomat, 17 January 2012
  20. ↑ Ensi vuosi tulee olemaan suomalaiselle jalkapallolle hyvin hankala, arvioi Veikkausliigan Timo Marjamaa – ”Tilanne on hyvin epävakaa”, Kauppalehti, 2 November 2020
  21. ↑ Hälyttävä lukema – Veikkausliigan toimitusjohtaja Timo Marjamaa puhui kaunistelematta tavoitteista: ”Jäätiin selkeästi”, suomifutis.com, 4 November 2022
  22. ↑ Futispomo uudistaa jumiutuneen yleisökeskustelun: Katsojamäärät vain seurausta, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 3 April 2015
  23. ↑ Timo Marjamaa, National-Football-Teams
  24. ↑ AC Allianssi voitti liigacupin, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 23 April 2005
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