Mikko Mannila

Mikko Mannila (born 2 March 1975) is a Finnish football manager of Ykkönen club OLS and a former player.

Mikko Mannila

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth	Pori, Finland
Team information
Current team	OLS (manager)
Youth career
	Porin Pallo-Toverit
	TPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Jazz
Managerial career
2001–2006	PoPa
2007–2010	Jazz
2011	NiceFutis
2014–2017	HJK U17
2018–2020	Klubi 04
2020–2021	RoPS
2022–2023	Lahti
2024–	OLS
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2024

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

RoPS

On 16 September 2020, Mannila was named the manager of Veikkausliiga club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), replacing sacked Vesa Tauriainen.^[3] 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.^[4] He managed to keep Lahti in the league, but couldn't change the club's direction in the 2023 season,^[5] and eventually Mannila was dismissed on 31 August 2023.^[6]

OLS

On 12 September 2024, Mannila was named a head coach of Ykkönen club Oulun Luistinseura (OLS), the reserve team of AC Oulu.^[7]