Markus Törnvall
Finnish former footballer (born 1964)
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Markus Törnvall (born 31 December 1964) is a Finnish former football player who played as a midfielder. He was capped 23 times for the Finland national team, scoring one goal in 1986. Törnvall won two Finnish championship titles with Kuusysi in 1982 and 1984 and two Finnish Cup titles in 1983 and 1987. In addition, he won the Swedish championship title when playing for IFK Norrköping in 1989.[2][3]
Date of birth
31 December 1964
Place of birth
Nastola, Finland
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 December 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kuusysi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Kuusysi | 91 | (11) |
| 1986 | Haka | 21 | (3) |
| 1987 | Kuusysi | 19 | (0) |
| 1988 | Reipas Lahti | 26 | (9) |
| 1989–1990 | IFK Norrköping | 20 | (0) |
| 1991 | RoPS | 27 | (2) |
| 1992 | Ilves | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Finland U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 1982 | Finland U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 1982–1983 | Finland U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Finland U21 | 12 | (6) |
| 1984–1989 | Finland | 23 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuusysi | 1981 | Ykkönen | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 1982 | Mestaruussarja | 15 | 3 | 2[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 1983 | Mestaruussarja | 23 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1984 | Mestaruussarja | 25 | 4 | 1[a] | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
| 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| Total | 91 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 98 | 13 | ||
| Haka | 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 21 | 3 | 2[a] | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| Kuusysi | 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 19 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Reipas Lahti | 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 9 | – | 26 | 9 | |
| IFK Norrköping | 1989 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| RoPS | 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | – | 27 | 2 | |
| Ilves | 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 216 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 227 | 28 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Appearances in European Cup
International
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Törnvall goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 February 1986 | Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain |  Bahrain | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |