Marko Kolsi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Tuomas Kolsi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti (sporting director) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Jokrut | 4 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Jokerit | 23 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Willem II | 17 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → TOP 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) | ||
| 2025– | Lahti (sporting director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2019 | |||
Marko Kolsi (born 20 January 1985) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer. He is currently the sporting director of Veikkausliiga club Lahti.[1]
Career
[edit]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.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 1 September 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jokrut | 2001 | Ykkönen | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| Jokerit | 2002 | Ykkönen | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Willem II | 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| TOP Oss (loan) | 2005–06 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| FC Eindhoven | 2006–07 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Maribor | 2007–08 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Rudar Velenje | 2008–09 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4[d] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Šmartno 1928 | 2011–12 | Slovenian Second League | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Willem II | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Celje | 2012–13 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| KäPa | 2013 | Kakkonen | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| Honka | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | |
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2014 | Ykkönen | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| VJS | 2016 | Nelonen | 20 | 18 | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | |||
| 2017 | Nelonen | 21 | 17 | – | – | 4[e] | 4 | 25 | 21 | |||
| 2018 | Kolmonen | 14 | 4 | – | – | 6[e] | 3 | 20 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 72 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 83 | 49 | ||
| Career total | 224 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 251 | 59 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Slovenian Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Regions' Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ Marko Kolsi FC Lahden urheilujohtajaksi kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, fclahti.fi, 5 December 2025
- ↑ "Finland–England – Under-17 – Line-ups". UEFA. 27 April 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ Marko Kolsi stats, Finnish FA
External links
[edit]- Player profile at Football Association of Finland (in Finnish)
- Player profile at PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
- Marko Kolsi at ESPN FC
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vantaa
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Jokerit players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- TOP Oss players
- FC Eindhoven players
- NK Maribor players
- NK Rudar Velenje players
- NK Šmartno 1928 players
- NK Celje players
- Käpylän Pallo players
- FC Honka players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Eredivisie players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Finnish sporting directors