Kari Martonen (born 13 March 1963) is a Finnish football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | HJK | 104 | (16) |
| 1990–1996 | FC Haka | 144 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Haka (assistant/youth coach) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Honka (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2013 | Finland U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2013 | JJK | ||
| 2015–2016 | Haka (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2022 | Finland (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Haka (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he played in total of 248 matches and scored 22 goals for HJK and FC Haka. After retiring as a player, he started working as a youth coach at his former club Haka and soon became the assistant manager under Olli Huttunen. In 2006, he became the assistant manager under Mika Lehkosuo at FC Honka.
In November 2009 as Ville Priha was sacked from JJK, Martonen took over as a head coach, signing a three-year contract with JJK.[1]
Honours edit
As player edit
- Mestaruussarja: 1985, 1987, 1988
- Veikkausliiga: 1995
- Finnish Cup: 1982
As coach edit
- Veikkausliiga: 2004
- Finnish Cup: 2002
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: April 2010,[2] September 2011,[3]
References edit
- ^ Kari Martonen JJK:n päävalmentajaksi (Kari Martonen becomes the head coach of JJK) Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Veikkausliiga.com, 17.11.2009 (in Finnish)
- ^ Team of the month announced Archived 1 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Veikkausliiga.com, 1.5.2010 (in Finnish)
- ^ Alexander Ringistä syyskuun pelaaja Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)