Jussi-Pekka Savolainen

Jussi-Pekka Savolainen (born 25 June 1986) is a Finnish football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder. 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.

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. After the 2021 season, he announced that would spent the next season on study leave.

He was named an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on 11 November 2022. 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.

On 30 November 2023, Savolainen was appointed the head coach of Inter Turku II reserve team in Kakkonen.

Personal life
Savolainen has also written books about football.