Jussi-Pekka Savolainen

Jussi-Pekka Savolainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-25) 25 June 1986 (age 38)
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

  • 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

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

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

Savolainen has also written books about football.[6]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2024.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampere United 2004 Veikkausliiga 14 0 – – 1[a] 0 15 0
2005 Veikkausliiga 3 0 – – – 3 0
2006 Veikkausliiga 16 0 – – 4[a] 1 20 1
2007 Veikkausliiga 1 0 – – 0 0 1 0
Total 34 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 39 1
FC Hämeenlinna (loan) 2006 Ykkönen 1 0 – – – 1 0
KuPS 2008 Veikkausliiga 28 3 – – – 28 3
2009 Veikkausliiga 20 0 1 0 6 3 – 27 3
Total 48 3 1 0 6 3 0 0 55 6
VPS 2010 Veikkausliiga 23 2 2 0 – – 25 2
Pallo-Iirot 2011 Kakkonen 8 2 – – – 8 2
2012 Kakkonen 20 9 – – – 20 9
2013 Kakkonen 24 6 – – – 24 6
2014 Kakkonen 3 2 – – – 3 2
Total 55 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 19
Career total 161 24 3 0 6 3 5 1 175 28
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup

References

  1. ^ Edustusjoukkue
  2. ^ Jussi-Pekka Savolainen – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ Käpylän Pallon valmentajat esittäytyvät, osa 5: Jussi-Pekka, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 17 September 2019
  4. ^ Valmennuspäällikkö JP Savolainen jää opintovapaalle, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 27 October 2021
  5. ^ JP SAVOLAINEN LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISTEN VALMENNUSTIIMIIN, acoulu.fi, 11 November 2022
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ J-P SAVOLAINEN RESERVIJOUKKUEEN UUSI PÄÄVALMENTAJA, fcinter.fi, 30 November 2023
  8. ^ Jussi-Pekka Savolainen stats, Finnish FA


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