Pasi Mikael Tuutti (born 21 March 1979) is a Finnish football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga club Ilves. Tuutti has completed the UEFA Pro -coaching license.
Career Tuutti was born in Kuopio, and played mostly with local clubs Kuopion Elo, KuPS and Kings Kuopio.
During 2014–2017, he was a youth coach in Ilves organisation. In 2018, he started as an assistant coach of Toni Koskela in Veikkausliiga club RoPS, and after Koskela left to HJK in 2019, Tuutti was named the head coach for the remainder of the season.Pasi Tuutti Rovaniemen Palloseuran päävalmentajaksi, rops.fi, 22 May 2019
In 2020, he returned to his hometown Kuopio and started as an assistant coach of KuPS, where he worked with managers Arne Erlandsen and Simo Valakari. Tuutti was named the first team's head coach for the 2023 Veikkausliiga season,Tässä on KuPSin uusi päävalmentaja – "Aika painaa kaasu pohjaan", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 19 January 2023 but was sacked after three league matches.Pikapotkut saanut KuPS-valmentaja harmitteli erityisesti yhtä asiaa – omistaja kertoo, miksi hän sai lähteä, Yle, 22 April 2023
In late July 2023, he was named assistant coach of Ilves in Veikkausliiga.Pasi Tuutti sai uuden valmennuspestin hänelle tutusta seurasta, Savon Sanomat, 31 July 2023Ilves reagoi valmennusryhmänsä tilanteeseen – toimitusjohtaja ei kommentoi, onko Toni Kallion asemasta keskusteltu, Aamulehti, 31 July 2023
Coaching record
TeamNatFromToRecordRoPS23 May 201931 December 2019KuPS19 January 202320 April 2023Total
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