Toni Lindberg (born 23 September 1985) is a Finnish football manager and former professional football player.

Playing career

As a player, Lindberg started his senior career in 2002 with Elimäen Villisiat in the sixth-tier

Vitonen Vitonen or V divisioona is the sixth level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 228 teams. The V divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Vitonen (''Number Five'' in English and ''Femman'' in Swed ...

. He has played in his native Finland also for Valkealan Kajo,

FC Kuusankoski FC Kuusankoski is a football club from Kuusankoski, Kouvola in Finland. The club was formed in 1996 and their home ground is at the Kuusankosken urheilupuisto. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The head c ...

in lower divisions and for MyPa in top-tier Veikkausliiga, before joining Mash'al Mubarek in

Uzbekistan Super League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

in January 2012. He has also played for Alta IF in the second-tier in Norway.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Lindberg has been a youth and assistant coach of

Sudet Sudet (''"Wolves"'' in English) is a sports club from Kouvola, Finland, playing bandy and association football. The club was formed in 1912 and was based firstly in Viipuri (Vyborg), then in Helsinki, before finally moving to Kouvola. Sudet fo ...

and FC Lahti. On 31 August 2023, he was named the manager of Lahti in Veikkausliiga, after sacking of

Mikko Mannila Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnish language. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * M ...

. Lindberg was fired on 20 June 2024.

Career statistics

Toni Lindberg

Football Association of Finland The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907. The SPL organises the men's and women's national footb ...

References

External links

*
Profile at veikkausliiga.com
*

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindberg, Toni 1985 births Living people People from Ruotsinpyhtää Finnish men's footballers Myllykosken Pallo −47 players Veikkausliiga players Uzbekistan Super League players Alta IF players FK Mash'al Mubarek players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Men's association football defenders Footballers from Uusimaa Finnish football managers FC Lahti managers Veikkausliiga managers Sudet players FC KooTeePee players