Toni Koskela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toni Koskela | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HJK (U-19 manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jokerit | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | FC Jokerit | 9 | (1) |
| 2003 | FC Hämeenlinna | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | KooTeePee | 25 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Cardiff City | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | Ilisiakos | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | KooTeePee | 11 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Molde FK | 52 | (4) |
| 2009 | JJK | 17 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Klubi-04 | ||
| 2015– | HJK (U-19) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Toni Koskela (born 16 February 1983) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. He is currently managing the Under-19 team of HJK.[1] He had to retire his football career in 2009, aged 26, due to numerous injuries on his knee.[2]
After starting his career in Finland, Koskela was snapped up by Football League Championship side Cardiff City but he failed to impress at the club making just three appearances in all competitions, including an FA Cup game against Arsenal.[3] In November 2005 he was close of signing a contract with Bristol City but Cardiff did not want to let him go, so the transfer failed. Eventually he was released by the club and quickly transferred to Greek club Ilisiakos.
He has also played for FC Jokerit, FC Hämeenlinna, FC KooTeePee in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, and Norwegian club Molde FK.
References
- ↑ "HJK UEFA Youth League 2015-16 squad". UEFA. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Polvivamma pakotti Toni Koskelan katsomon puolelle" (in Finnish). veikkausliiga. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "Flop Koskela finished at Cardiff" BBC Sport Retrieved on 14 November 2007
