Jussi-Pekka Savolainen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Rauma, Finland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pallo-Iirot | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Tampere United | 35 | (0) |
2008–2009 | KuPS | 46 | (3) |
2010 | VPS | 23 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Pallo-Iirot | 56 | (19) |
International career | |||
Finland U17 | |||
Managerial career | |||
2015–2021 | KäPa (youth) | ||
2020–2021 | KäPa (coaching director) | ||
2023 | AC Oulu (assistant) | ||
2023 | AC Oulu (interim) | ||
2024– | Inter Turku II | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 |
Jussi-Pekka Savolainen (born 25 June 1986) is a Finnish football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He is currently working as the head coach of Inter Turku II reserve team in Kakkonen.
Career
[edit]- 33 games, no goals. Tampere United, Finland (Veikkausliiga, 2004–2007)
- Won two Finnish Championships with Tampere United (2006 and 2007)
- Pallo-Iirot, Finland (Juniors)
- 37 caps for Finnish boys national football team
International career
[edit]Savolainen is a left-sided attacking midfield player. He represented Finland at under-17 level and played for them in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which were held in Finland.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Savolainen worked as a youth coach of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) in various age brackets from 2015 to 2021. He was also the coaching director of the club in 2020–2021.[3] After the 2021 season, he announced that would spent the next season on study leave.[4]
He was named an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on 11 November 2022.[5] After the sacking of Ricardo Duarte in August 2023, Savolainen was named the interim head coach of the club with Rauno Ojanen for the rest of the season.[6]
On 30 November 2023, Savolainen was appointed the head coach of Inter Turku II reserve team in Kakkonen.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Savolainen has also written books about football.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Edustusjoukkue
- ^ Jussi-Pekka Savolainen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Käpylän Pallon valmentajat esittäytyvät, osa 5: Jussi-Pekka, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 17 September 2019
- ^ Valmennuspäällikkö JP Savolainen jää opintovapaalle, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 27 October 2021
- ^ JP SAVOLAINEN LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISTEN VALMENNUSTIIMIIN, acoulu.fi, 11 November 2022
- ^ a b Jussi-Pekka Savolainen on nyt AC Oulun päävalmentajan tehtävässä – Samalla hän tekee jalkapallokirjoja: "Minunkaan kirjoitukseni eivät ole yksi totuus", Kaleva, 1 September 2023
- ^ J-P SAVOLAINEN RESERVIJOUKKUEEN UUSI PÄÄVALMENTAJA, fcinter.fi, 30 November 2023
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rauma, Finland
- Footballers from Satakunta
- Finnish men's footballers
- Tampere United players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finnish football managers
- Veikkausliiga managers
- AC Oulu managers
- Finnish football midfielder stubs