Jussi-Pekka Savolainen Explained

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.

Career

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.

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.[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]

Personal life

Savolainen has also written books about football.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.palloiirot.fi/joukkueet/edustusjoukkue/ Edustusjoukkue
  2. https://kapylanpallo.fi/seura/ajankohtaista/2019/kapylan-pallon-valmentajat-esittaytyvat-osa-5-jussi-pekka-j-p-savolainen Käpylän Pallon valmentajat esittäytyvät, osa 5: Jussi-Pekka
  3. https://kapylanpallo.fi/seura/ajankohtaista/2021/valmennuspaallikko-jp-savolainen-jaa-opintovapaalle Valmennuspäällikkö JP Savolainen jää opintovapaalle
  4. https://acoulu.fi/uutiset/jp-savolainen-liittyy-laivastonsinisten-valmennustiimiin JP SAVOLAINEN LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISTEN VALMENNUSTIIMIIN
  5. https://www.kaleva.fi/jussi-pekka-savolainen-on-nyt-ac-oulun-paavalmenta/5834194 Jussi-Pekka Savolainen on nyt AC Oulun päävalmentajan tehtävässä – Samalla hän tekee jalkapallokirjoja: "Minunkaan kirjoitukseni eivät ole yksi totuus"
  6. https://fcinter.fi/j-p-savolainen-reservijoukkueen-uusi-paavalmentaja/ J-P SAVOLAINEN RESERVIJOUKKUEEN UUSI PÄÄVALMENTAJA