Marco Casagrande (born 4 April 1972) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the secretary general of the Football Association of Finland, having started in the position in 2013.Marco Casagrande valittiin Palloliiton pääsihteeriksi, Ilta-Sanomat, 17 April 2013Ei mikään Alajan mies, Helsingin Sanomat, 18 April 2013Huuhkajien fanit vaativat ihmisoikeuksien huomioimista leiripaikan valinnassa – Palloliiton Marco Casagrande: ”Meillä on vastuu varmistaa urheilullisen toimintamme taso”, seura.fi, 8 October 2019Miten TPS:n käy, Marco Casagrande?, Iltalehti, 17 April 2013MARCO CASAGRANDE PALLOLIITON PALVELUKSEEN, Finnish FA, 17 April 2013
Playing career Casagrande started playing for local clubs Åbo IFK and Turun Pallo. He spent most of his playing career with Turun Palloseura (TPS) and captained the team. With TPS, he made 223 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga scoring 28 goals in total.TOIMITUSJOHTAJA MARCO CASAGRANDE SIIRTYY SPL:N PÄÄSIHTEERIKSI, fc.tps.fi, 17 April 2013MARCO CASAGRANDE MUKANA RESPECT-PÄIVÄN LEGENDA-JOUKKUEESSA, fc.tps.fi, 5 September 2012
Later career After retiring as a player, Casagrande worked as sporting director and chief executive officer of TPS.Marco Casagranden TPS-vuosiin mahtuvat ukkosmyrskyn pysäyttämä yksityiskone, autonsa menettänyt valmentaja ja laulu perheen vihaamisesta, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 10 September 2022Marco Casagrande Palloliiton pääsihteeriksi, Turun Sanomat, 17 April 2013 He was previously also the chairman of JPY, Jalkapallon pelaajayhdistys (eng. The Football Players Union) in 2004–2005. Since 2013, he is the secretary general of the Finnish FA.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÅbo IFK1990Kolmonen–1991Kakkonen–1992Kolmonen–Total4400000440Turun Pallo1992Kakkonen–1993Kakkonen–Total2850000285TPS1993Veikkausliiga3000–301994Veikkausliiga23000–2301995Veikkausliiga25000202701996Veikkausliiga7000–701997Veikkausliiga22100412621998Veikkausliiga24300402831999Veikkausliiga241000–24102000Veikkausliiga22100–2212001Ykkönen–2002Ykkönen–2003Veikkausliiga24300–2432004Veikkausliiga26800–2682005Veikkausliiga23210–242Total272351010128336Career total344401010135541
Honours TPS Finnish Cup: 1994
References
External links
Marco Casagrande stats at Finnish FA