Timo Marjamaa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timo Tapio Marjamaa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1995 | Kuusysi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Kuusysi | 27 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Lahti | 77 | (14) |
| 2000–2001 | Jokerit | 64 | (3) |
| 2002 | Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | Lahti | 21 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | AC Allianssi | 68 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | HJK | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Finland | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024 | |||
Timo Tapio Marjamaa (born 27 June 1976) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Marjamaa is currently the chief executive officer of Finnish top-tier league Veikkausliiga, having started in the position in November 2010.
Marjamaa was born in Lahti and played in a youth sector of local club FC Kuusysi, before making his senior debut with the club's first team in Veikkausliiga in the 1995 season. During his career, he represented FC Lahti, FC Jokerit, AC Allianssi[2] and HJK Helsinki[3] in Finland in Veikkausliiga, and briefly played in Turkish Süper Lig with Yimpaş Yozgatspor in 2002.[4][5] Marjamaa ended his professional playing career after the 2007 season due to consecutive knee injuries.[6][7] He played a total of 199 Veikkausliiga matches, scoring 13 goals[8] and winning the Finnish Cup championship with HJK in 2006.[9]
International career
A former youth international,[10] Marjamaa was capped six times for Finland national football team in friendly matches during 2000–2001, scoring one goal against Sweden.[11]
Later career
After retiring as a player, Marjamaa graduated MBA in the University of Helsinki School of Economics in November 2007.[12] In his master's thesis, he studied the image of Finnish football.[13] He also worked in a bank sector, before he was appointed the chief executive officer of the top-tier Finnish football league Veikkausliiga in November 2010.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
