Mikko Mannila
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Pori, Finland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Porin Pallo-Toverit | |||
| TPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Jazz | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2006 | PoPa | ||
| 2007–2010 | Jazz | ||
| 2011 | NiceFutis | ||
| 2014–2017 | HJK U17 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Klubi 04 | ||
| 2020–2021 | RoPS | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lahti | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 | |||
Mikko Mannila (born 2 March 1975) is a Finnish football manager and a former player.
Coaching career[edit]
Mannila started coaching his home town clubs Porin Palloilijat and FC Jazz in 2001–2010. In 2011, he coached a local women's football club NiceFutis.[1]
During 2012–2014 he worked mostly outside football.
In 2014, Mannila started as a youth coach in HJK Helsinki. On 10 November 2017, he was named the head coach of the club's reserve team Klubi 04.[2]
RoPS[edit]
On 16 September 2020, Mannila was named the manager of Veikkausliiga club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), replacing sacked Vesa Tauriainen.[3] However, at the end of the shortened league season affected by the pandemic, RoPS were relegated to the second-tier Ykkönen. Next season Mannila led RoPS to finish 2nd in Ykkönen and qualify for the Veikkausliiga promotion play-offs, eventually falling short to AC Oulu. Later RoPS were demoted to the third-tier Kakkonen for the 2022 season due to financial problems, and Mannila decided to leave the club.
FC Lahti[edit]
On 26 June 2022, Mannila was appointed the manager of Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti, replacing Ilir Zeneli.[4] He managed to keep Lahti in the league, but couldn't change the club's direction in the 2023 season,[5] and eventually Mannila was dismissed on 31 August 2023.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Mikko Mannila – Puhtaalta pöydältä, fclahti.fi, 13 January 2023
- ^ Mikko Mannila Klubi 04:n uusi päävalmentaja, hjk.fi, 10 November 2017
- ^ Mikko Mannilla RoPSin päävalmentajaksi, hjk.fi, 16 September 2020
- ^ Mikko Mannila kääntämään FC Lahden kurssia: "Pitää puolustaa koko joukkueena hyvin", Yle, 27 June 2022
- ^ Päävalmentaja Mikko Mannila arvioi FC Lahden uudet tulijat ja paluumuuttajat, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 2 April 2023
- ^ Potkusirkus sai jatkoa! Veikkausliigassa täysi härdelli päällä, Ilta-Sanomat, 31 August 2023