| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Orivesi, Finland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Atletico Catania[1] | |||
| ESV München[1] | |||
| 2001–2003 | Thun | 33 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Zwolle | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | Go Ahead Eagles | 162 | (14) |
| Total | 203 | (15) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Parnela (born 5 January 1981) is a Finnish former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. Active in both Switzerland and the Netherlands, Parnela made over 200 career league appearances.[2]
Despite being born in Finland, Parnela spent all his professional career abroad. He played from 2001 to 2003 in Switzerland forFC Thun,[3] then moving to the Netherlands later that year to joinEerste Divisie clubFC Zwolle. In 2004, he then agreed to join another Eerste Divisie team,Go Ahead Eagles fromDeventer, where he spent the remainder of his career. Parnela also served as theteam captain of Go Ahead Eagles.[1]
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.[4]
He joined Dutch amateurclubSV Zwaluwen Wierden in January 2011.[5]
Parnela is of Finnish and Italian descent.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thun | 2001–02 | Swiss Nationalliga B | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 2002–03 | Swiss Nationalliga A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Zwolle | 2003–04 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2004–05 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2006–07 | Eerste Divisie | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 164 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 169 | 14 | ||
| SV Zwaluwen Wierden | 2011–12 | Derde Divisie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | 213 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 220 | 16 | ||
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