Mikka Blakvaren

Mikka Blakvaren (Finland) - Former capitan of the Finland U-21 team. Most success in his playing carrier he had in the youth. He won third place in the U-16 World Cup and second place in the U-18 European Championship. After that his carrier become to slide down. He had some trouble to keep up to fans expetations due to his talent. When he was 19 he signed with HJK Helsinki, but for three seasons he played only in 15 games. After that he played in some lower division clubs. At age 28 he had a bike accident that ended his carrier. Rehabilitation took 3 years.

Blakvaren decided to start working as a manager. He got the job at VPS. Worked there for 4 years and got a good reviews for his performence with the club. In 2000 he got a proposition to take control of HJK Helsinki. Under his managment team won two Finland Championships and advanced to the UEFA Cup Final, becoming one of the seasons sensations.

Greatest wins:
14.09.2000 - Deportivo Alaves 2:4 HJK Helsinki (Vucko 38, Tellez 59 - Kallio 31, 81, Luiz Antonio 79, 83) UEFA CUP 1st Round
19.10.2000 - Glasgow Rangers 1:4 HJK Helsinki (Tugay 76 - Luiz Antonio 25, Jeremenko 61 pen, 65, 69) UEFA CUP 2nd Round
02.11.2000 - HJK Helsinki 2:1 Glasgow Rangers (Debbah 25, Luiz Antonio 74 - Van Bronckhorst 77) UEFA CUP 2nd Round
23.11.2000 - Vitesse 2:3 HJK Helsinki (Amoah 14, 35 - Luiz Antonio 68, Kallio 73, Jose Mari 86) UEFA CUP 3rd Round
07.12.2000 - HJK Helsinki 4:2 Vitesse (Jose Mari 34, Debbah 45, Luiz Antonio 47, 54 - Peeters 38, Ellerman 65) UEFA CUP 3rd Round
08.03.2001 - HJK Helsinki 2:1 Boavista (Luiz Antonio 37, 90 - Elpidio Silva 39) UEFA CUP 4th Round
15.03.2001 - Dinamo Kiev 1:2 HJK Helsinki (Kaladze 65 - Luiz Antonio 6, 42) UEFA CUP Quater Final
05.04.2001 - Panathinaikos 0:3 HJK Helsinki (Saastamoinen 20, Piracaia 58, Luiz Antonio 69) UEFA CUP Semi Final
19.04.2001 - HJK Helsinki 2:1 Panathinaikos (Luiz Antonio 3, Debbah 76 - Sipniefski 6) UEFA CUP Semi Final
30.05.2001 - HJK Helsinki 2:1 FC Jokerit - Finnish Premier Division
18.06.2001 - FC Lahti 04: HJK Helsinki - Finnish Premier
8.07.2001 - HJK Helsinki 3:2 VPS - Finnish Premier
01.11.2001 - HJK Helsinki 2:2 Liverpool - UEFA CUP 2nd Round (first game 0:2)

Greatest losts:
10.11.2000 - FC Jokerit 1:0 HJK Helsinki (Kuqi 66) FINNISH CUP FINAL
16.05.2001 - HJK Helsinki 0:1 Ajax Amsterdam (Babangida 87) UEFA CUP FINAL

SUCCESES:
2000 - Finland Premier Division Winner - HJK Helsinki
2001 - UEFA Cup Final - HJK Helsinki
2001 - Finland Premier Division Winner - HJK Helsinki

Individual:
2000 - Finland Premier Division Manager of the Month July
2000 - Finland Premier Division Manager of the Month September
2000 - Finland Premier Division Manager of the Month October

Players:
2000 - Finland Premier Division Player of the Month June - Luiz Antonio
2000 - Finland Premier Division Player of the Month October - Luiz Antonio
2000 - Finland Premier Division TOP SCORER - Luiz Antonio 33 goals
2001 - UEFA CUP 00/01 TOP SCORER - Luiz Antonio 14 goals
2001 - Finland Premier Division TOP SCORER - Luiz Antonio 44 goals
2001 - Finland Premier Division TEAM OF THE YEAR - Luiz Antonio, Markus Heikkenen

BIO

1996/1997 - VPS (Finland, Premier Division)

1997/1998 - VPS (Finland, Premier Division)

1998/1999 - VPS (Finland, Premier Division)

1999/2000 - VPS (Finland, Premier Division)

2000/2001 - HJK Helsinki (Finland, Premier Division)

2001/2002 - HJK Helsinki (Finland, Premier Division)

Mikkola Blakksonen

Mikkola Blakksonen (Norway) - Former Norway Midfielder. He played in Lillestrom, Moss, Brann and Valerenga. He had 5 games in the Norway national team. After retirement he become manager of Valerenga Oslo. After four years of work he got a proposition to work for the best norwegian team at the time - Rosenborg Trondheim.

Blakksonen worked two years in Rosenborg. He won two Norway Championships and played in Champions League and UEFA Cup.

Succeses:
2000 - Norway Premier Division Winner - Rosenborg Trondheim
2001 - Norway Premier Division Winner - Rosenborg Trondheim

Individual:

Players:
2000 - Norway Premier Division TOP SCORER - Thor Hogne Aaroy 24 goals
2001 - Norway Premier Division TOP SCORER - Thor Hogne Aaroy 23 goals

Memorable Matches
22.07.2000 - Rosenborg 7:2 Molde - Norway Premier Division
09.08.2000 - Rosenborg 5:1 Porto - Champions League Qualifications
12.09.2000 - Rosenborg 4:1 Milan - Champions League Group Stage
16.09.2000 - Rosenborg 5:1 Brann - Norway Premier Division
30.04.2001 - Stabaek 3:6 Rosenborg - Norway Premier Division
20.06.2001 - Valerenga 1:4 Rosenborg - Norway Premier Division
11.07.2001 - Viking 0:5 Rosenborg - Norway Premier Division
22.08.2001 - Rosenborg 4:2 HJK Helsinki - Champions League Qual 3 (first game 1:2)
12.09.2001 - Chelsea 3:3 Rosenborg - Champions League Gropu Phase 1
15.09.2001 - Lillestrom 0:5 Rosenborg - Norway Premier Division
22.09.2001 - Valerenga 1:3 Rosenborg - Norway Cup Semi Final
17.10.2001 - Rosenborg 1:0 PSV - Champions League Group Phase 1
25.10.2001 - Rosenborg 3:3 Valerenga - Norway Premier Division
07.11.2001 - Dortmund 1:3 Rosenborg - Champions League Group Phase 1
06.12.2001 - Spartak Moscow 2:4 Rosenborg PEN 3:4 - UEFA Cup 3rd Round (first game lost 2:4)
07.03.2002 - Rosenborg 1:1 Manchester United - UEFA Cup 4th Round (first game 2:6)

BIO
1996/1997 - VIF Football (Norway, Premier Division)
1997/1998 - VIF Football (Norway, Premier Division)
1998/1999 - VIF Football (Norway, Premier Division)
1999/2000 - VIF Football (Norway, Premier Division)
2000/2001 - Rosenborg (Norway, Premier Division)
2001/2002 - Rosenborg (Norway, Premier Division)

Michael Blacos

Michael Blacos (Brazil) - Former profesional player. Begin his carrier in Gremio, but since he could not find a place in the first team for two years he decided to go to Europe. Played in Greece for Larissa from where he was transfered to Portugal Boavista. He played in Boavista for three years. After that he played in French Saint-Entienne, Guingamp and Lorient. Ended his carrier in Portugal second league. After retirement he went back to Brazil and become second coach of Sport Recife. After two years first coach left the club and Blacos took his place...

He worked for Sport Recife for only one season and was fired due to bad results. He decided to go back to Europe and started working for Victoria Guimaraes. After compleating his two year contract (10th and 4th place in Portugal League) he took the job in Sporting Braga, what soon turned out to be a bad decision. After bad season in Braga he was dimissed and returned to Brazil where he started to work for Corinthians. In this two years period he twice won the Brazil State Championship, also become Brazil National Champion and got the 3rd place in the Club World Cup.

Sucesses:
2000 - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship Winners - Corinthians
2000 - Brazil National Championship Winners - Corinthians
2001 - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship Winners - Corinthians
2001 - Club World Cup 3rd Place - Corinthians

Individual:

Players:
2000 - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship Player of the Year - Nene
2000 - Brazil National Championship Player of the Year - Luizao
2000 - Brazil National Championship TOP SCORER - Luizao 24 goals
2000 - Brazil National Championship YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Andrezinho
2000 - Brazil National Championship TEAM OF THE YEAR - Luizao, Edu
2001 - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship Player of the Year - Luizao
2001 - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship TOP SCORER - Fernando Baiano 23 goals
2001 - Brazil National Championship TOP SCORER - Luizao 21 goals


Memorable Games:
2000 - Corinthians 5:0 Sport Recife - Brazil National Championship
2000 - Flamengo 2:5 Corinthians - Brazil National Championship
2000 - Corinthians 4:1 Sport Recife - Brazil National Championship Play Off QuaterFinal
2000 - Corinthians 4:1 Sao Paulo - Brazil National Championship Play Off SemiFinal
2000 - Corinthians 3:1 Cruzeiro - Brazil National Championship Play Off Final
2001 - Corinthians 4:0 Matonense - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship
2001 - Santos 1:4 Corinthians - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship
2001 - America SP 0:5 Corinthians - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship
2001 - Corinthians 4:0 Santos - Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship
2001 - Corinthians 4:3 Portutuesa Brazil Sao Paulo State Championship FINAL
2001 - Corinthians 5:1 Cricuma Brazil National Championship
2001 - Corinthians 5:0 Gremio Brazil National Championship
2001 - BOCA Juniors 3:11 Corinthians - Copa Libertadores
2001 - Corinthians 5:0 Mamelodi Sundown - Club World Cup
2001 - Tulca 0:2 Corinthians - Club World Cup

BIO
1996/97 - Sport Recife (Brazil, Premier Division) - SWOS 96/97
1997/98 - Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal, Premier Division) SWOS 96/97
1998/99 - Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal, Premier Division) SWOS 96/97
1999/00 - Braga (Portugal, Premier Division) SWOS 96/97
2000/01 - Corinthians (Brazil, Premier Division) CM 00/01
2001/02 - Corinthians (Brazil, Premier Division) CM 00/01