Marko Saloranta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Raisio, Finland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Finland (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| RaPS | |||
| MaPS[1] | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| MaPS | |||
| SC Raisio (women) | |||
| 2005–2010 | Honka | ||
| 2009 | Finland women (assistant)[2] | ||
| 2011–2019 | Finland women U16 | ||
| 2011–2022 | Finland women U17 | ||
| 2013 | Finland women (assistant)[2] | ||
| 2017 | Finland women (interim) | ||
| 2022 | Finland women (interim) | ||
| 2023– | Finland women | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024 | |||
Marko Saloranta (born 1972) is a Finnish football manager and a former player. Since the start of 2023, he is serving as the head coach of the Finland women's national team, having previously worked as an interim manager for the team in 2017 and 2022.[3][4][5][6][7]
Career
[edit]Saloranta started coaching in Maskun Palloseura, from where he continued to the women's team of SC Raisio.
During 2005–2010, he worked as the head coach of Honka in Finnish Naisten Liiga.[8][9]
Saloranta has had an extensive career in Finnish women's football, having worked for over 15 years with Finland's women's and girls' national teams.
He led Finland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying campaign, where they qualified for the final tournament, after defeating Scotland in the play-offs.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Naisten Suomen mestareiden valmentaja Marko Saloranta ohjaa Aurajoen lukiossa, Turun Sanomat, 26 October 2006
- ^ a b Väliaikaispesti sinetöitiin vakinaiseksi – Marko Saloranta jatkaa Helmareiden päävalmentajana, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 25 November 2022
- ^ Marko Saloranta on Helmareiden uusi päävalmentaja, Finnish FA, 25 November 2022
- ^ Tyttöjen jalkapallomaajoukkuevalmentaja Marko Saloranta kaipaa lisää resursseja seuroihin, Yle, 19 October 2018
- ^ Kun raisiolainen Marko Saloranta siirtyi naisten jalkapallon pariin, epäilivät joukkuekaverit hänen kuopanneen uransa – nyt Helmareiden päävalmentaja yrittää saada aikaan muutoksia, jotka hänen edeltäjänsä jätti tekemättä, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 20 September 2023
- ^ Toukokuun valmentaja: Marko Saloranta, suomenvalmentajat.fi, 21 June 2018
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Marko Saloranta, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ Saloranta jatkaa FC Hongan naisjoukkueen valmentajana, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 22 September 2006
- ^ Hongan Saloranta kriittisenä naisfutiksen tilasta, Yle, 12 April 2010
- ^ Näin Helmarit eteni EM-kisoihin – Suomen konkarit linjasivat juhlasuunnitelmansa, Yle, 3 December 2024
External links
[edit]- Marko Saloranta at Soccerdonna.de