Jussi-Pekka Savolainen | |
Birth Date: | 1986 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rauma, Finland |
Height: | 1.730NaN0 |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Pallo-Iirot |
Clubnumber: | 10 |
Years1: | 2004–2007 |
Years2: | 2008–2009 |
Years3: | 2010 |
Years4: | 2011–2014 |
Clubs1: | Tampere United |
Clubs2: | KuPS |
Clubs3: | VPS |
Clubs4: | Pallo-Iirot |
Caps1: | 35 |
Caps2: | 46 |
Caps3: | 23 |
Caps4: | 56 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Goals4: | 19 |
Nationalteam1: | Finland U17 |
Manageryears1: | 2015–2021 |
Managerclubs1: | KäPa (youth) |
Manageryears2: | 2020–2021 |
Managerclubs2: | KäPa (coaching director) |
Manageryears3: | 2023 |
Managerclubs3: | AC Oulu (assistant) |
Manageryears4: | 2023 |
Managerclubs4: | AC Oulu (interim) |
Manageryears5: | 2024– |
Managerclubs5: | Inter Turku II |
Pcupdate: | 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.
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.
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.[2] After the 2021 season, he announced that would spent the next season on study leave.[3]
He was named an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on 11 November 2022.[4] 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.[5]
On 30 November 2023, Savolainen was appointed the head coach of Inter Turku II reserve team in Kakkonen.[6]
Savolainen has also written books about football.[5]