Toni Kallio

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Toni Kallio
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Personal information
Full name Toni Kari Mikael Kallio [1]
Date of birth (1978-08-09) 9 August 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1999 TPV 74 (14)
1997 → Jazz (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2004 HJK 123 (17)
2004–2007 Molde 53 (6)
2007–2008 BSC Young Boys 21 (2)
2008 → Fulham (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2010 Fulham 4 (0)
2009–2010 → Sheffield United (loan) 8 (0)
2010 Viking 1 (0)
2011 Muangthong United 1 (0)
2011 Inter Turku 16 (2)
2012–2013 Ilves 38 (6)
Total340(47)
International career
Finland U19 2 (0)
Finland U21 5 (1)
2000–2010 Finland 49 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2021 Ilves (assistant)
2021–2023 Ilves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toni Kari Mikael Kallio (born 9 August 1978) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. His preferred position as a player was left back, but he also operated as centre back and used to play as forward when he joined HJK. His nickname is "Bonecrusher", coming from his great physical presence and playing style.

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Club career

He started out as a winger, but during his time at Norwegian club Molde was changed into a defender. He is known for his forward runs and good heading, given his tall frame. However, he is also known for making occasional blunders in the national team as he has been forced to play out of his preferred position.

Before joining Molde he played for FC Jazz, TPV Tampere and HJK Helsinki in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Norwegian Cup in 2005. In 2007, he briefly went on trial at Lokomotiv Moscow and played 3 times. In 2007, he moved to Young Boys in Switzerland.

On 31 January 2008, Kallio joined Fulham on loan, together with Jari Litmanen. [2] He made his Fulham debut the following season against Arsenal, in which he helped secure a 1–0 victory. [3] He was immediately awarded the Man of the Match award by visitors of the BBC website. On 3 July 2008, Kallio signed a two-year deal with Fulham. [4]

Kallio joined Sheffield United on a one-month loan deal in late November 2009, [5] making his debut just over a week later at Plymouth. [6] After making two appearances, Sheffield United extended his loan deal until the end of January 2010 but just hours after Roy Hodgson recalled Kallio due to injuries in defence. [7]

On 1 February 2010, Kallio once again joined the Blades on loan until the end of the season. [8]

On 1 July 2010, Fulham announced that Kallio had been released from his contract with Fulham. [9]

After being released by Fulham, Kallio joined Norway's Tippeligaen side Viking for the rest of the 2010 season. [10] But after making only one appearance as a substitute for the club, the 32-year-old defender was released from his contract on 16 November 2010. [11]

Kallio signed a contract at the beginning of year 2011 with Thai Premier League side Muangthong United F.C. which won the Premier League title on season 2010. [12]

On 19 May 2011 Muangthong United F.C. has been terminated contract. Kallio joined Finnish Premier League side FC Inter Turku on 8 June 2011. [13]

On 18 January 2012 it was announced that he would join Ilves in Finnish second division. [14]

Kallio announced his retirement on 3 October 2013. [15]

Coaching career

He was promoted to the position of the head coach of Ilves after serving as an assistant during 2014–2021. Late in 2021, his contract was extended for the 2022 and 2023 season, with an option for 2024. [16] He was fired in August 2023.

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TPV 1996 Ykkönen 185–––185
1997Ykkönen191–––191
1998Ykkönen192–––192
1999 Veikkausliiga 186–––186
Total744––––––744
Jazz (loan) 1997 Veikkausliiga1000––10
HJK 1999 Veikkausliiga9000–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
2000 Veikkausliiga19110–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0221
2001 Veikkausliiga32500–4 [lower-alpha 2] 1366
2002 Veikkausliiga26700–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0287
2003 Veikkausliiga24410–4 [lower-alpha 3] 0294
2004 Veikkausliiga13000–4 [lower-alpha 3] 0170
Total1231720––18114318
Molde 2004 Tippeligaen 72–––72
2005 Tippeligaen23320––253
2006 Tippeligaen241––4 [lower-alpha 2] 0281
Total54620––40606
Young Boys 2006–07 Swiss Super League 15010––160
2007–08 Swiss Super League6210–3 [lower-alpha 2] 0102
Total21220––30262
Fulham (loan) 2007–08 Premier League 000000–00
Fulham 2008–09 Premier League30002 [lower-alpha 4] 0–50
2009–10 Premier League101000–20
Total401020––70
Sheffield United (loan) 2009–10 Championship 80–––80
Viking 2010 Tippeligaen10–––10
Muangthong United 2011 Thai League 1 10––1 [lower-alpha 5] 020
Inter Turku 2011 Veikkausliiga182–––182
Ilves 2012 Kakkonen 215–––215
2013 Ykkönen171–––171
Total386––––––386
Career total34337702026137838

International

As of 18 August 2011 [18]
Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
200051
200100
200230
200300
200440
200560
200690
200780
200881
200950
201010
201100
Total492

International goals

Finland's score given first. As of 18 August 2011. [19]

Toni Kallio international goals
#DateLocationOpponentResultCompetition
1.27 February 2000 Bangkok, ThailandFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–5 31st King's Cup
2.2 June 2008 Turku, FinlandFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–1Friendly

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  2. ↑ "Litmanen Joins Fulham". Fulham FC. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Match: Fulham vs Arsenal". ESPNsoccernet . 23 August 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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  10. ↑ "Kallio joins Viking" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  11. ↑ Kallio released from Viking (in Finnish)
  12. ↑ Toni Kallio signs for Muangthong United FC
  13. ↑ Kallio palaa Veikkausliigaan Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  14. ↑ Toni Kallio siirtyy Ilvekseen Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  15. ↑ Toni Kallio lopettaa huikea pelaajauransa Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  16. ↑ "ILVES JA TONI KALLIO SOLMIVAT PÄÄVALMENTAJASOPIMUKSEN TULEVILLE KAUSILLE – MYÖS JONI LEHTONEN JATKAA VALMENNUSTIIMISSÄ" (in Finnish). Ilves . Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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