Marko Kolsi

Marko Kolsi
Personal information
Full name	Marko Tuomas Kolsi
Date of birth	20 January 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth	Vantaa, Finland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lahti (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Jokrut
2002–2003	Jokerit
2004–2006	Willem II
2005–2006	→ TOP Oss (loan)
2006–2007	Eindhoven
2007–2008	Maribor
2008–2011	Rudar Velenje
2011	Šmartno 1928
2012	Willem II
2012–2013	Celje
2013	KäPa
2014	Honka
2014	PK-35 Vantaa
2016–2019	VJS
International career
	Finland U17
	Finland U19
	Finland U21
Managerial career
2020	Gnistan (assistant)
2020–2023	Gnistan (chief executive officer)
2025–	Lahti (sporting director)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2019

Marko Kolsi (born 20 January 1985) is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer. He is currently the sporting director of Veikkausliiga club Lahti.

Career

Kolsi, a midfielder, joined Willem II in the summer of 2004 after previously playing for FC Jokerit in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He left the Dutch club in 2006 and joined TOP Oss, and later FC Eindhoven. In summer 2007 he went to Slovenia where he played for NK Maribor and NK Rudar Velenje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Kolsi made a brief return to his old club Willem II in January 2012, before returning to Slovenia, signing for NK Celje for the 2012–13 season.

He was part of the Finnish under-17 team at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Coaching career

Later Kolsi has worked as a youth coach for PK-35, VJS and PPJ.

He was the chief executive officer of Gnistan from January 2020 until the end of 2023.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jokrut	2001	Ykkönen	4	1	–		–		–		4	1
Jokerit	2002	Ykkönen	7	2	–		–		–		7	2
	2003	Veikkausliiga	16	0	–		–		–		16	0
	Total		23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	2
Willem II	2004–05	Eredivisie	14	0	–		–		–		14	0
	2005–06	Eredivisie	3	0	–		–		2	0	5	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19	0
TOP Oss (loan)	2005–06	Eerste Divisie	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
FC Eindhoven	2006–07	Eerste Divisie	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
Maribor	2007–08	Slovenian PrvaLiga	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Rudar Velenje	2008–09	Slovenian PrvaLiga	24	0	1	0	–		–		25	0
	2009–10	Slovenian PrvaLiga	8	1	–		–		4	0	12	1
	2010–11	Slovenian PrvaLiga	6	0	–		–		–		6	0
	Total		38	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	43	1
Šmartno 1928	2011–12	Slovenian Second League	11	1	–		–		–		11	1
Willem II	2011–12	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Celje	2012–13	Slovenian PrvaLiga	20	0	2	0	–		2	0	24	0
KäPa	2013	Kakkonen	7	2	–		–		–		7	2
Honka	2014	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	4	1	–		4	1
PK-35 Vantaa	2014	Ykkönen	14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
VJS	2016	Nelonen	20	18	–		–		–		20	18
	2017	Nelonen	21	17	–		–		4	4	25	21
	2018	Kolmonen	14	4	–		–		6	3	20	7
	2019	Kakkonen	17	3	1	0	–		–		18	3
	Total		72	42	1	0	0	0	10	7	83	49
Career total			224	51	5	0	4	1	18	7	251	59

↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Slovenian Cup
↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
1 2 Appearances in UEFA Regions' Cup

References

↑ Marko Kolsi FC Lahden urheilujohtajaksi kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, fclahti.fi, 5 December 2025
↑ "Finland–England – Under-17 – Line-ups". UEFA. 27 April 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
↑ Marko Kolsi stats, Finnish FA

External links

Player profile at Football Association of Finland (in Finnish)
Player profile at PrvaLiga (in Slovene)
Marko Kolsi at ESPN FC

[4] Includes Suomen Cup and Slovenian Cup

[5] Includes Finnish League Cup

[uc-6] Appearances in UEFA Cup

[uel-7] 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[urc-8] 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Regions' Cup

[1] Marko Kolsi FC Lahden urheilujohtajaksi kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, fclahti.fi, 5 December 2025

[2] "Finland–England – Under-17 – Line-ups". UEFA. 27 April 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[3] Marko Kolsi stats, Finnish FA