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. Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup

References

1. "Edustusjoukkue". Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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. 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