Mikko Mannila
{{short description|Finnish football manager (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mikko Mannila
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|3|2}}
| birth_place = Pori, Finland
| currentclub = OLS (manager)
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| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Porin Pallo-Toverit
| youthclubs2 = TPS
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| clubs1 = Jazz
| manageryears1 = 2001–2006 | managerclubs1 = PoPa
| manageryears2 = 2007–2010 | managerclubs2 = Jazz
| manageryears3 = 2011 | managerclubs3 = NiceFutis
| manageryears4 = 2014–2017 | managerclubs4 = HJK U17
| manageryears5 = 2018–2020 | managerclubs5 = Klubi 04
| manageryears6 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs6 = RoPS
| manageryears7 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs7 = Lahti
| manageryears8 = 2024– | managerclubs8 = OLS
| pcupdate = 12 September 2024
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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.[https://fclahti.fi/uutiset/mikko-mannila-puhtaalta-poydalta/ 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.[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/mikko-mannila-klubi-04n-uusi-paavalmentaja/ 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.[https://www.hjk.fi/en/artikkelit/miehet/mikko-mannilla-ropsin-paavalmentajaksi/ 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.[https://yle.fi/a/3-12511786 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,[https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/5833708 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.[https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000009824654.html 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.[https://acoulu.fi/uutiset/mikko-mannila-reservin-paavalmentajaksi MIKKO MANNILA RESERVIN PÄÄVALMENTAJAKSI], acoulu.fi, 12 September 2024
References
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{{FC Jazz managers}}
{{Rovaniemen Palloseura managers}}
{{FC Lahti managers}}
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Category:Footballers from Pori
Category:Finnish football managers
Category:Veikkausliiga managers
Category:Finnish football coaches
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:Porin Palloilijat players
Category:Turun Palloseura footballers
Category:Rovaniemen Palloseura managers