Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olavi Huttunen | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Kajaani, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Haka (CEO) | ||
Youth career | |||
KaPa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
Club | Season | League | Europe | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Valkeakosken Haka | 1978 | Mestaruussarja | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
1979 | Mestaruussarja | 10 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
1980 | Mestaruussarja | 25 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | ||
1981 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
1982 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
1983 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
1984 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
1985 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
1986 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
1987 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
1988 | Mestaruussarja | 28 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
1989 | Mestaruussarja | 27 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
1990 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||
1991 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
1992 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
1993 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
1994 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||
1995 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
Total | 432 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 444 | 0 | ||
Career total | 432 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 444 | 0 |
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