Marco Parnela (born 5 January 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Active in both Switzerland and the Netherlands, Parnela made over 200 career league appearances. Voetbal International
Career Despite being born in Finland, Parnela spent all his professional career abroad. He played from 2001 to 2003 in Switzerland for FC Thun,Marco Parnela etsii seuraa, Ilta-Sanomat, 7 June 2001 then moving to the Netherlands later that year to join Eerste Divisie club FC Zwolle. In 2004, he then agreed to join another Eerste Divisie team, Go Ahead Eagles from Deventer, where he spent the remainder of his career. Parnela also served as the team captain of Go Ahead Eagles.Entinen nuorten maajoukkuepelaaja lopettaa pelaajauransa, Ilta-Sanomat, 21 December 2010
In December 2010 Parnela announced his decision to put an end to his professional career and focus on a business career instead, effective 1 January 2011.
He joined Dutch amateurclub SV Zwaluwen Wierden in January 2011.
Personal life Parnela is of Finnish and Italian descent.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsThun2001–02Swiss Nationalliga B121211422002–03Swiss Nationalliga A600060Total18121202Zwolle2003–04Eredivisie800080Go Ahead Eagles2004–05Eerste Divisie331003312005–06Eerste Divisie334003342006–07Eerste Divisie394104042007–08Eerste Divisie140201602008–09Eerste Divisie212002122009–10Eerste Divisie193202132010–11Eerste Divisie500050Total164145016914SV Zwaluwen Wierden2011–12Derde Divisie23000230Career total213157122016
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