Toni Lindberg

Toni Lindberg
Lindberg with KooTeePee in 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-23) 23 September 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
MYPA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Villisiat
2004–2005 Valkealan Kajo 25 (0)
2006–2007 Kuusankoski 44 (4)
2008–2011 MYPA 80 (7)
2012 Mash'al Mubarek 9 (0)
2012 Alta 11 (0)
2013 KooTeePee 27 (0)
2014 MYPA 15 (1)
2015 Sudet 7 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Sudet (assistant)
2017–2018 Sudet
2019 Lahti (youth coach)
2020–2023 Lahti (assistant)
2023–2024 Lahti
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 November 2023

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. He has played in his native Finland also for Valkealan Kajo, FC Kuusankoski in lower divisions and for MyPa in top-tier Veikkausliiga, before joining Mash'al Mubarek in Uzbekistan Super League 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 and FC Lahti. On 31 August 2023, he was named the manager of Lahti in Veikkausliiga, after sacking of Mikko Mannila. Lindberg was fired on 20 June 2024.

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuusankoski 2006 Kakkonen
2007 Kakkonen
Total 4440000444
MyPa 2008 Veikkausliiga 61––61
2009 Veikkausliiga 17240–212
2010 Veikkausliiga 2431040293
2011 Veikkausliiga 33120–351
Total 8077040917
Mash'al Mubarek 2012 Uzbekistan Super League 9000–90
Alta 2012 1. divisjon 110––110
KooTeePee 2013 Ykkönen 27140–311
MyPa 2014 Veikkausliiga 1513000181
Sudet 2015 Kakkonen 70––70
Career total 194131204021013

References

  1. ↑ "Mypa – 13 Toni Lindberg". Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Veikkausliiga | Toni Lindberg sopimukseen MyPan kanssa". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Toni Lindberg: Ketsuppipullo saatiin auki, veikkausliiga.com, 10 May 2008
  4. ↑ Toni Lindberg todisti lampaan teurastuksen jalkapallostadionilla – ”Veret laskettiin maalin taakse tehtyyn kuoppaan”, Ilta-Sanomat, Juha Kanerva, 20 October 2023
  5. ↑ https://fclahti.fi/uutiset/mannila-sivuun-toni-lindberg-fc-lahden-paavalmentajaksi/ Mannila sivuun – Toni Lindberg FC Lahden päävalmentajaksi], fclahti.fi, 31 August 2023
  6. ↑ Toni Lindberg jatkaa FC Lahden päävalmentajana, 13 October 2023
  7. ↑ Toni Lindberg ei jatka FC Lahden päävalmentajana, fclahti.fi, 20 June 2024
  8. ↑ Toni Lindberg, Football Association of Finland