Jussi-Pekka Savolainen

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.

Jussi-Pekka Savolainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-25) 25 June 1986
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

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]

References
  1. Edustusjoukkue
  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
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