Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 April 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1989 | Åbo IFK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Åbo IFK | 44 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Turun Pallo | 28 | (5) |
1993–2005 | TPS | 272 | (35) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2009 | TPS (sporting director) | ||
2009–2013 | TPS (CEO) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024 |
Marco Casagrande (born 4 April 1972) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his playing career with Turun Palloseura (TPS) and captained the team. After retiring as a player, Casagrande worked as sporting director and chief executive officer of TPS.[1][2] He was previously also the chairman of JPY, Jalkapallon pelaajayhdistys (eng. The Football Players Union) in 2004–2005.
Casagrande is currently the secretary general of the Finnish FA, having started in the position in 2013.[3][4][5][6][7]
Casagrande has played 223 matches in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga scoring 28 goals in total.[8][9]
Club | Season | League | Domestic cups[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TPS | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
1994 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
1995 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
1996 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
1997 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
1998 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
1999 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 10 | ||
2000 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
2001 | Ykkönen | – | ||||||||
2002 | Ykkönen | – | ||||||||
2003 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | ||
2004 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 8 | ||
2005 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | ||
Career total | 223 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 234 | 29 |
TPS