Olli Huttunen
Olavi "Olli" Huttunen (born 4 August 1960 in Kajaani) is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the former head coach of the Finnish national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olavi Huttunen | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Kajaani, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1995 | FC Haka | 431 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1992 | Finland | 61 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2002 | FC Haka (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2009 | FC Haka | ||
| 200?–2011 | Finland (coach) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Finland | ||
| 2012–2015 | VPS | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Considered one of the best Finnish goalkeepers of all time, Huttunen represented Haka all of his career, 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 the head coach on Finland's national team for the match against San Marino.
Honours
As player
- Finnish Championship: 1995
- Finnish Cup: 1982, 1985, 1988
- Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1982, 1984
As assistant coach
- Finnish Championship: 1998, 1999, 2000
- Finnish Cup: 1997
As head coach
- Finnish Championship: 2004
- Finnish Cup: 2002, 2005
References
- Pietarinen, Heikki (1 May 2009). "Finland - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
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