Juska Savolainen

Juska Savolainen
Personal information
Full name Juska Samuli Savolainen
Date of birth (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2003 KooTeePee 15 (0)
2004 Hämeenlinna 26 (0)
2005 AC Allianssi 23 (4)
2006–2007 Tampere United 49 (4)
2008–2009 Rosenborg 7 (0)
2009 → Tampere United (loan) 15 (1)
2010–2011 Haugesund 17 (0)
International career‡
2010 Finland 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 November 2009
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2011

Juska Samuli Savolainen (born 1 September 1983) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He ended his career due to persisting injuries in 2011.

Career

Savolainen represented Tampere United until January 2008. He moved to United for the season 2006 from AC Allianssi. He has also represented FC Hämeenlinna and FC KooTeePee in the Finnish Premier Division.

In January 2008, Savolainen moved to the Norwegian club Rosenborg BK. In 2009, he was loaned out to his former club Tampere United from 17 March until 31 July. In 2009, he signed for FK Haugesund.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.[1][2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KäPa 2000 Kakkonen 10–––10
2001 Kakkonen 91–––91
Total 101000000101
Heerenveen 2002–03 Eredivisie 0000––00
KooTeePee 2003 Veikkausliiga 150–––150
Hämeenlinna 2004 Veikkausliiga 26010––270
AC Allianssi 2005 Veikkausliiga 23500–4[c]0275
Hämeenlinna (loan) 2005 Ykkönen 10–––10
Tampere United 2006 Veikkausliiga 23300–4[d]0273
2007 Veikkausliiga 26110–7[e]0341
Total 4941000110614
Rosenborg 2008 Tippeligaen 2000––20
2009 Tippeligaen 5000––50
Total 7000000070
Rosenborg 2 2008 2. divisjon 30–––30
Tampere United (loan) 2009 Veikkausliiga 1510030–181
Haugesund 2010 Tippeligaen 17000––170
2011 Tippeligaen 0000––00
Total 170000000170
Haugesund 2 2010 3. divisjon 20–––20
2011 3. divisjon 20–––20
Total 4000000040
Career total 17011203015019011
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup

International career

On 18 January 2010 Savolainen made his first appearance for Finland national football team. Savolainen was at starting line-up in friendly match against South Korea at Málaga, Spain.[4] On 25 May 2010 he had his second and last match for the national team against Estonia.

Honours

Club

Tampere United
Rosenborg BK

References

  1. ↑ Juska Savolainen, National-Football-Teams
  2. ↑ Juska Savolainen stats, Finnish FA
  3. ↑ Juska Savolainen stats, Norwegian FA
  4. ↑ "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2009.