# Marco Parnela > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marco_Parnela > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marco_Parnela.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Parnela > Source revision: 1279649353 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marco Parnela | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [Orivesi](/source/Orivesi), Finland | height = | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = [Atletico Catania](/source/USD_Atletico_Catania) | years2 = | clubs2 = ESV München | years3 = 2001–2003 | clubs3 = [Thun](/source/FC_Thun) | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2003–2004 | clubs4 = [Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle) | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2004–2010 | clubs5 = [Go Ahead Eagles](/source/Go_Ahead_Eagles) | caps5 = 162 | goals5 = 14 | totalcaps = 203 | totalgoals = 15 }} '''Marco Parnela''' (born 5 January 1981) is a Finnish former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [defender](/source/defender_(association_football)). Active in both Switzerland and the Netherlands, Parnela made over 200 career league appearances.{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Marco-Parnela.htm 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](/source/FC_Thun),[https://www.is.fi/urheilu/art-2000000097668.html Marco Parnela etsii seuraa], [Ilta-Sanomat](/source/Ilta-Sanomat), 7 June 2001 then moving to the Netherlands later that year to join [Eerste Divisie](/source/Eerste_Divisie) club [FC Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle). In 2004, he then agreed to join another Eerste Divisie team, [Go Ahead Eagles](/source/Go_Ahead_Eagles) from [Deventer](/source/Deventer), where he spent the remainder of his career. Parnela also served as the [team captain](/source/captain_(association_football)) of Go Ahead Eagles.[https://www.is.fi/huuhkajat/art-2000000364994.html Entinen nuorten maajoukkuepelaaja lopettaa pelaajauransa], [Ilta-Sanomat](/source/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.{{cite news |url=http://www.jupilerleague.nl/nieuws/parnela-zegt-profvoetbal-vaarwel_3873.php |publisher=Jupiler League |language=Dutch |title=Parnela zegt profvoetbal vaarwel |date=17 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613053006/http://www.jupilerleague.nl/nieuws/parnela-zegt-profvoetbal-vaarwel_3873.php |archivedate=13 June 2011 }} He joined Dutch amateurclub [SV Zwaluwen Wierden](/source/SV_Zwaluwen_Wierden) in January 2011. ==Personal life== Parnela is of Finnish and Italian descent. == Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{BeSoccer|marco-parnela-84493}} |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|[Thun](/source/FC_Thun) |[2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Nationalliga_A) |[Swiss Nationalliga B](/source/Swiss_Challenge_League) |12||1||2||1||14||2 |- |[2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Nationalliga_A) |[Swiss Nationalliga A](/source/Swiss_Super_League) |6||0||0||0||6||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !18!!1!!2!!1!!20!!2 |- |[Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle) |[2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Eredivisie) |[Eredivisie](/source/Eredivisie) |8||0||0||0||8||0 |- |rowspan=8|[Go Ahead Eagles](/source/Go_Ahead_Eagles) |[2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Eerste_Divisie) |[Eerste Divisie](/source/Eerste_Divisie) |33||1||0||0||33||1 |- |[2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Eerste_Divisie) |Eerste Divisie |33||4||0||0||33||4 |- |[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Eerste_Divisie) |Eerste Divisie |39||4||1||0||40||4 |- |[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Eerste_Divisie) |Eerste Divisie |14||0||2||0||16||0 |- |[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Eerste_Divisie) |Eerste Divisie |21||2||0||0||21||2 |- |[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Eerste_Divisie) |Eerste Divisie |19||3||2||0||21||3 |- |[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Eerste_Divisie) |Eerste Divisie |5||0||0||0||5||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !164!!14!!5!!0!!169!!14 |- |[SV Zwaluwen Wierden](/source/SV_Zwaluwen_Wierden) |2011–12 |[Derde Divisie](/source/Derde_Divisie) |23||0||0||0||23||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !213!!15!!7!!1!!220!!16 |} {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parnela, Marco}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Finnish men's footballers Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen Category:Finland men's youth international footballers Category:FC Thun players Category:PEC Zwolle players Category:Go Ahead Eagles players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Finnish people of Italian descent Category:SV Zwaluwen Wierden players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:People from Orivesi Category:Footballers from Pirkanmaa Category:USD Atletico Catania players {{Finland-footy-defender-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Marco Parnela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Parnela) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Parnela?action=history)). 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