Jussi-Pekka Savolainen

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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. [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
ClubSeasonLeague Cup League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tampere United 2004 Veikkausliiga 1401 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
2005 Veikkausliiga3030
2006 Veikkausliiga1604 [lower-alpha 1] 1201
2007 Veikkausliiga100010
Total340000051391
FC Hämeenlinna (loan) 2006 Ykkönen 1010
KuPS 2008 Veikkausliiga283283
2009 Veikkausliiga2001063273
Total483106300556
VPS 2010 Veikkausliiga23220252
Pallo-Iirot 2011 Kakkonen 8282
2012 Kakkonen209209
2013 Kakkonen246246
2014 Kakkonen3232
Total55190000005519
Career total1612430635117528
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup

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