Ilkka Mäkelä (born 25 June 1963, in
Elimäki
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It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the region of Kymenlaakso. The municipality had a population of 8,199 and covered an area of 391.74 km² ...
) is a
Finnish
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* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
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football
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manager, former player, and current manager of
MyPa.
Coaching career
He was sacked after the
2010 season as FC Lahti were relegated to
Ykkönen
''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...
. On 20 December 2010 he signed a three-year contract with Finnish FA, taking the Finland's U15, U16 and U17 teams under his management.
On 19 November 2019
MyPa confirmed, that Mäkelä would return as the club's manager for the 2020 season.
Ilkka Mäkelä on MYPAn uusi päävalmentaja
mypa.fi, 19 November 2019
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Finnish footballers
Finnish football managers
Veikkausliiga players
Finnish expatriate footballers
Finland international footballers
FC Haka players
Rovaniemen Palloseura players
FC Lahti players
Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
Association football defenders
Myllykosken Pallo −47 managers
People from Elimäki
Sportspeople from Kymenlaakso
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