Toni Kallio

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Toni Kallio
Personal information
Full name Toni Kari Mikael Kallio[1]
Date of birth (1978-08-09) 9 August 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 TPV 74 (14)
1997 → Jazz (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2004 HJK 123 (17)
2004–2007 Molde 53 (6)
2007–2008 BSC Young Boys 21 (2)
2008 → Fulham (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2010 Fulham 4 (0)
2009–2010 → Sheffield United (loan) 8 (0)
2010 Viking 1 (0)
2011 Muangthong United 1 (0)
2011 Inter Turku 16 (2)
2012–2013 Ilves 38 (6)
Total 340 (47)
International career
Finland U19 2 (0)
Finland U21 5 (1)
2000–2010 Finland 49 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2021 Ilves (assistant)
2021–2023 Ilves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toni Kari Mikael Kallio (born 9 August 1978) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. His preferred position as a player was left back, but he also operated as centre back and used to play as forward when he joined HJK. His nickname is "Bonecrusher", coming from his great physical presence and playing style.

Club career[edit]

He started out as a winger, but during his time at Norwegian club Molde was changed into a defender. He is known for his forward runs and good heading, given his tall frame. However, he is also known for making occasional blunders in the national team as he has been forced to play out of his preferred position.

Before joining Molde he played for FC Jazz, TPV Tampere and HJK Helsinki in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Norwegian Cup in 2005. In 2007, he briefly went on trial at Lokomotiv Moscow and played 3 times. In 2007, he moved to Young Boys in Switzerland.

On 31 January 2008, Kallio joined Fulham on loan, together with Jari Litmanen.[2] He made his Fulham debut the following season against Arsenal, in which he helped secure a 1–0 victory.[3] He was immediately awarded the Man of the Match award by visitors of the BBC website. On 3 July 2008, Kallio signed a two-year deal with Fulham.[4]

Kallio joined Sheffield United on a one-month loan deal in late November 2009,[5] making his debut just over a week later at Plymouth.[6] After making two appearances, Sheffield United extended his loan deal until the end of January 2010 but just hours after Roy Hodgson recalled Kallio due to injuries in defence.[7]

On 1 February 2010, Kallio once again joined the Blades on loan until the end of the season.[8]

On 1 July 2010, Fulham announced that Kallio had been released from his contract with Fulham.[9]

After being released by Fulham, Kallio joined Norway's Tippeligaen side Viking for the rest of the 2010 season.[10] But after making only one appearance as a substitute for the club, the 32-year-old defender was released from his contract on 16 November 2010.[11]

Kallio signed a contract at the beginning of year 2011 with Thai Premier League side Muangthong United F.C. which won the Premier League title on season 2010.[12]

On 19 May 2011 Muangthong United F.C. has been terminated contract. Kallio joined Finnish Premier League side FC Inter Turku on 8 June 2011.[13]

On 18 January 2012 it was announced that he would join Ilves in Finnish second division.[14]

Kallio announced his retirement on 3 October 2013.[15]

Coaching career[edit]

He was promoted to the position of the head coach of Ilves after serving as an assistant during 2014–2021. Late in 2021, his contract was extended for the 2022 and 2023 season, with an option for 2024.[16] He was fired in August 2023.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 27 May 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TPV 1996 Ykkönen 18 5 – – – 18 5
1997 Ykkönen 19 1 – – – 19 1
1998 Ykkönen 19 2 – – – 19 2
1999 Veikkausliiga 18 6 – – – 18 6
Total 74 4 – – – – – – 74 4
Jazz (loan) 1997 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
HJK 1999 Veikkausliiga 9 0 0 0 – 2[b] 0 11 0
2000 Veikkausliiga 19 1 1 0 – 2[b] 0 22 1
2001 Veikkausliiga 32 5 0 0 – 4[b] 1 36 6
2002 Veikkausliiga 26 7 0 0 – 2[b] 0 28 7
2003 Veikkausliiga 24 4 1 0 – 4[c] 0 29 4
2004 Veikkausliiga 13 0 0 0 – 4[c] 0 17 0
Total 123 17 2 0 – – 18 1 143 18
Molde 2004 Tippeligaen 7 2 – – – 7 2
2005 Tippeligaen 23 3 2 0 – – 25 3
2006 Tippeligaen 24 1 – – 4[b] 0 28 1
Total 54 6 2 0 – – 4 0 60 6
Young Boys 2006–07 Swiss Super League 15 0 1 0 – – 16 0
2007–08 Swiss Super League 6 2 1 0 – 3[b] 0 10 2
Total 21 2 2 0 – – 3 0 26 2
Fulham (loan) 2007–08 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Fulham 2008–09 Premier League 3 0 0 0 2[d] 0 – 5 0
2009–10 Premier League 1 0 1 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 4 0 1 0 2 0 – – 7 0
Sheffield United (loan) 2009–10 Championship 8 0 – – – 8 0
Viking 2010 Tippeligaen 1 0 – – – 1 0
Muangthong United 2011 Thai League 1 1 0 – – 1[e] 0 2 0
Inter Turku 2011 Veikkausliiga 18 2 – – – 18 2
Ilves 2012 Kakkonen 21 5 – – – 21 5
2013 Ykkönen 17 1 – – – 17 1
Total 38 6 – – – – – – 38 6
Career total 343 37 7 0 2 0 26 1 378 38
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup, Swiss Cup and FA Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f Includes UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b Includes UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Includes EFL League Cup
  5. ^ Includes AFC Champions League

International[edit]

As of 18 August 2011[18]
Finland national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 5 1
2001 0 0
2002 3 0
2003 0 0
2004 4 0
2005 6 0
2006 9 0
2007 8 0
2008 8 1
2009 5 0
2010 1 0
2011 0 0
Total 49 2

International goals[edit]

Finland's score given first. As of 18 August 2011.[19]

Toni Kallio international goals
# Date Location Opponent Result Competition
1. 27 February 2000 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1–5 31st King's Cup
2. 2 June 2008 Turku, Finland  Belarus 1–1 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kallio: Toni Kari Mikael Kallio: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Litmanen Joins Fulham". Fulham FC. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Match: Fulham vs Arsenal". ESPNsoccernet. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Kallio Signs". Fulham FC. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Sheff Utd sign Ikeme and Kallio". BBC Sport. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Bonecrusher on debut win". Sheffield United F.C. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Kallio deal falls through". Sky Sports. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Kallio in Return". Sheffield United F.C. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Player Contract Round-Up". Fulham FC. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Kallio joins Viking" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  11. ^ Kallio released from Viking (in Finnish)
  12. ^ Toni Kallio signs for Muangthong United FC
  13. ^ Kallio palaa Veikkausliigaan Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  14. ^ Toni Kallio siirtyy Ilvekseen Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  15. ^ Toni Kallio lopettaa huikea pelaajauransa Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  16. ^ "ILVES JA TONI KALLIO SOLMIVAT PÄÄVALMENTAJASOPIMUKSEN TULEVILLE KAUSILLE – MYÖS JONI LEHTONEN JATKAA VALMENNUSTIIMISSÄ" (in Finnish). Ilves. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  17. ^ Toni Kallio, worldfootball
  18. ^ Toni Kallio at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ "Kallio Toni" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland). Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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