Sami Ristilä
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sami Ristilä | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1996 | Haka | 87 | (14) |
| 1995–1996 | Neukirchen | ? | (?) |
| 1996–1999 | Zwolle | 79 | (17) |
| 1999-2000 | Jokerit | 46 | (9) |
| 2001 | MyPa | 29 | (6) |
| 2002–2004 | Haka | 70 | (25) |
| 2005-2008 | Drogheda United | ? | (?) |
| 2009 | Haka | 16 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009-2012 | Haka[1] | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sami Ristilä (born 15 August 1974, in Valkeakoski) is a Finnish football manager and former player who has been managing FC Haka since September 2010 in the Veikkausliiga.[2]
Career
Ristilä played an important role in the Drogheda midfield and sometimes played up front. He has represented the Finland national side on two occasions. Before he joined Drogheda Ristilä played for MyPa, SC Neukirchen, FC Zwolle and FC Haka. He played three seasons with Zwolle in the Dutch Eerste divisie.[3] In December 2008 he returned to FC Haka and signed a contract to 30 December 2011.
He has played 247 games in the Veikkausliiga.
Honours
Haka
- Veikkausliiga (1): 2004
Drogheda United
- FAI Cup (1): 2005
- Setanta Sports Cup (2): 2006, 2007
- League of Ireland (1): 2007
References
- Vuorinen, Juha (2007). Pelimiehet (Complete record of Finnish league football). The Sports Museum Foundation of Finland. p. 288. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
- Guardian Football
- ↑ http://www.valkeakoskensanomat.fi/cs/Satellite/Urheilu/1194616248639/artikkeli/koskenpoikien+kausi+alkaa+suomen+cupilla.html
- ↑ http://www.fchaka.fi/etusivu/667-sami-ristilaestae-hakan-uusi-paeaevalmentaja
- ↑ "Sami Ristilä" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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