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. Huttunen was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2018
Career Considered 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.
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.OLLI HUTTUNEN TEKEE PALUUN HAKAAN, fchaka.fi, 2 August 2016”TYYNTÄ MYRSKYN EDELLÄ” – TOIMITUSJOHTAJA OLLI HUTTUNEN LUPAA PELAAJAJULKISTUKSIA LÄHIPÄIVINÄ!, fchaka.fi, 5 December 2023
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionOlli Huttunen, National-Football-TeamsClubSeasonLeagueEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsValkeakosken Haka1978Mestaruussarja30–301979Mestaruussarja100–1001980Mestaruussarja250–2501981Mestaruussarja290203101982Mestaruussarja290–2901983Mestaruussarja290603501984Mestaruussarja260–2601985Mestaruussarja220–2201986Mestaruussarja220202401987Mestaruussarja220–2201988Mestaruussarja280–2801989Mestaruussarja270202901990Veikkausliiga240–2401991Veikkausliiga330–3301992Veikkausliiga300–3001993Veikkausliiga220–2201994Veikkausliiga240–2401995Veikkausliiga260–260Total43201204440Career total43201204440
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFinland19803019814019826019833019841001985601986401987–198850198930199060199170199240Total610
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
Individual Finnish Football Manager of the Year: 2002 Veikkausliiga Coach of the Month: May 2009,Toukokuun Kuukauden joukkue nimetty October 2013, Tim Väyrynen lokakuun kuukauden pelaaja] October 2014 Veikkausliiga Best Coach: 2013Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty
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