Olli Huttunen

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Olli Huttunen
Personal information
Full name Olavi Huttunen
Date of birth (1960-08-04) 4 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Kajaani, Finland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Haka (CEO)
Youth career
KaPa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1995 FC Haka 432 (0)
International career
1980–1992 Finland 61 (0)
Managerial career
1998–2002 Haka (assistant)
2002–2009 Haka
2010–2011 Finland (assistant)
2010–2011 Finland (caretaker)
2010–2011 Haka (sporting director)
2012–2015 VPS
2016– Haka (chief executive officer)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olavi "Olli" Huttunen (born 4 August 1960) is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the former head coach of the Finnish national team. Huttunen is currently the CEO of Veikkausliiga club Haka.

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Career

Considered as one of the best Finnish goalkeepers of all time, Huttunen represented Haka throughout his career. He ended up winning one Finnish championship and three Finnish Cups with the club. He earned 61 caps for Finland. [1]

Huttunen started his coaching career as Keith Armstrong's assistant at Haka. He became Haka's head coach in 2002, and has led the club to one league championship and two cups. In 2009, Huttunen was sacked.

On 8 November 2010, he replaced Stuart Baxter as an interim head coach on Finland's national team for the match against San Marino.

On 1 September 2016, Huttunen was named the CEO of Haka. [2] [3]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 1995 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valkeakosken Haka 1978 Mestaruussarja 3030
1979 Mestaruussarja100100
1980 Mestaruussarja250250
1981 Mestaruussarja2902 [lower-alpha 1] 0310
1982 Mestaruussarja290290
1983 Mestaruussarja2906 [lower-alpha 2] 0350
1984 Mestaruussarja260260
1985 Mestaruussarja220220
1986 Mestaruussarja2202 [lower-alpha 2] 0240
1987 Mestaruussarja220220
1988 Mestaruussarja280280
1989 Mestaruussarja2702 [lower-alpha 2] 0290
1990 Veikkausliiga 240240
1991 Veikkausliiga330330
1992 Veikkausliiga300300
1993 Veikkausliiga220220
1994 Veikkausliiga240240
1995 Veikkausliiga260260
Total43201204440
Career total43201204440
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Honours

As player

As assistant coach

As head coach

Individual

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References

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  2. OLLI HUTTUNEN TEKEE PALUUN HAKAAN, fchaka.fi, 2 August 2016
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