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 | |||
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| Full name | Olavi Huttunen | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-08-04) 4 August 1960 (age 61) | ||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Finnish Footballer of the Year | |
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Finland national football team – managers | |
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