| Marco Casagrande | |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Birth Date: | 1972 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Turku, Finland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1984–1989 |
| Youthclubs1: | Åbo IFK |
| Years1: | 1990–1992 |
| Clubs1: | Åbo IFK |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs2: | Turun Pallo |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1993–2005 |
| Clubs3: | TPS |
| Caps3: | 272 |
| Goals3: | 35 |
| Manageryears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Managerclubs1: | TPS (sporting director) |
| Manageryears2: | 2009–2013 |
| Managerclubs2: | TPS (CEO) |
| Club-Update: | 1 May 2024 |
Marco Casagrande (born 4 April 1972) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the secretary general of the Football Association of Finland, having started in the position in 2013.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Casagrande started playing for local clubs Åbo IFK and Turun Pallo. He spent most of his playing career with Turun Palloseura (TPS) and captained the team. With TPS, he made 223 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga scoring 28 goals in total.[6] [7]
After retiring as a player, Casagrande worked as sporting director and chief executive officer of TPS.[8] [9] He was previously also the chairman of JPY, Jalkapallon pelaajayhdistys (eng. The Football Players Union) in 2004–2005. Since 2013, he is the secretary general of the Finnish FA.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Åbo IFK | 1990 | Kolmonen | – | ||||||||
| 1991 | Kakkonen | – | |||||||||
| 1992 | Kolmonen | – | |||||||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Turun Pallo | 1992 | Kakkonen | – | ||||||||
| 1993 | Kakkonen | – | |||||||||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |||
| TPS | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 10 | |||
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2001 | Ykkönen | – | |||||||||
| 2002 | Ykkönen | – | |||||||||
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 8 | |||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 272 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 283 | 36 | |||
| Career total | 344 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 355 | 41 | |||
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