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.
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 |
Career
editConsidered 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
edit- As of 31 December 1995[4]
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[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
1982 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
1983 | Mestaruussarja | 29 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
1984 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
1985 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
1986 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
1987 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
1988 | Mestaruussarja | 28 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
1989 | Mestaruussarja | 27 | 0 | 2[b] | 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 |
Honours
editAs player
edit- Finnish Championship: 1995
- Finnish Cup: 1982, 1985, 1988
- Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1982, 1984
As assistant coach
edit- Finnish Championship: 1998, 1999, 2000
- Finnish Cup: 1997
As head coach
edit- Finnish Championship: 2004
- Finnish Cup: 2002, 2005
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: May 2009,[5] October 2013,[6] October 2014[7]
- Veikkausliiga Best Coach: 2013[8]
References
edit- ^ Pietarinen, Heikki (1 May 2009). "Finland - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ OLLI HUTTUNEN TEKEE PALUUN HAKAAN, fchaka.fi, 2 August 2016
- ^ ”TYYNTÄ MYRSKYN EDELLÄ” – TOIMITUSJOHTAJA OLLI HUTTUNEN LUPAA PELAAJAJULKISTUKSIA LÄHIPÄIVINÄ!, fchaka.fi, 5 December 2023
- ^ Olli Huttunen, National-Football-Teams
- ^ Toukokuun Kuukauden joukkue nimetty Archived 2009-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013. Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja] (in Finnish)
- ^ [1] (in Finnish)
- ^ Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty (in Finnish)