Ilkka Mäkelä

Ilkka Mäkelä
Personal information
Date of birth25 June 1963
Place of birthElimäki, Finland
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Finland youth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1982MP?(?)
1983FC Kuusysi27(12)
1984MP22(7)
1985-1989FC Haka98(13)
1988FC Wettingen?(?)
1990-1996MP159(7)
1997-1999RoPS77(2)
2000FC Lahti27(0)
2001-2003MYPA7(0)
National team
Finland U-2115(?)
Finland[1]11(0)
Teams managed
2001-2003MYPA (Assistant Manager)
2004-2007MYPA
2008-2010FC Lahti
2011-Finland youth (U15-U17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ilkka Mäkelä (born 25 June 1963, in Elimäki) is a Finnish football manager and former player, who is the current headcoach of Finland's youth teams.

He was sacked after the 2010 season as FC Lahti were relegated to Ykkönen. On 20 December 2010 he signed a three-year contract with Finnish FA, taking the Finland's U15, U16 and U17 teams under his management.[2]

References

Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame
Finnish Wikipedia

  1. http://www.jalkapallovalmentajat.fi/yhteystiedot/ilkka_makela/
  2. Mäkelä takes charge at Finland youth (Finnish)