Mikko Mannila (born 2 March 1975) is a Finnish football manager of Ykkönen club OLS and a former player.
Coaching career Mannila started coaching his home town clubs Porin Palloilijat and FC Jazz in 2001–2010. In 2011, he coached a local women's football club NiceFutis.Mikko Mannila – Puhtaalta pöydältä, fclahti.fi, 13 January 2023
During 2012–2014 he worked mostly outside football.
In 2014, Mannila started as a youth coach in HJK Helsinki. On 10 November 2017, he was named the head coach of the club's reserve team Klubi 04.Mikko Mannila Klubi 04:n uusi päävalmentaja, hjk.fi, 10 November 2017
RoPS On 16 September 2020, Mannila was named the manager of Veikkausliiga club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), replacing sacked Vesa Tauriainen.Mikko Mannilla RoPSin päävalmentajaksi, hjk.fi, 16 September 2020 However, at the end of the shortened league season affected by the pandemic, RoPS were relegated to the second-tier Ykkönen. Next season Mannila led RoPS to finish 2nd in Ykkönen and qualify for the Veikkausliiga promotion play-offs, eventually falling short to AC Oulu. Later RoPS were demoted to the third-tier Kakkonen for the 2022 season due to financial problems, and Mannila decided to leave the club.
FC Lahti On 26 June 2022, Mannila was appointed the manager of Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti, replacing Ilir Zeneli.Mikko Mannila kääntämään FC Lahden kurssia: "Pitää puolustaa koko joukkueena hyvin", Yle, 27 June 2022 He managed to keep Lahti in the league, but couldn't change the club's direction in the 2023 season,Päävalmentaja Mikko Mannila arvioi FC Lahden uudet tulijat ja paluumuuttajat, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 2 April 2023 and eventually Mannila was dismissed on 31 August 2023.Potkusirkus sai jatkoa! Veikkausliigassa täysi härdelli päällä, Ilta-Sanomat, 31 August 2023
OLS On 12 September 2024, Mannila was named a head coach of Ykkönen club Oulun Luistinseura (OLS), the reserve team of AC Oulu.MIKKO MANNILA RESERVIN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI, acoulu.fi, 12 September 2024
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