Juska Savolainen
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juska Samuli Savolainen | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 – 2003 | SC Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | FC KooTeePee | 15 | (0) |
| 2004 | FC Hämeenlinna | 26 | (0) |
| 2005 | AC Allianssi | 23 | (4) |
| 2006 – 2007 | Tampere United | 49 | (4) |
| 2008 – 2009 | Rosenborg BK | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Tampere United (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2010 – 2011 | FK Haugesund | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Finland | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 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
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2008 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Haugesund | Tippeligaen | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
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.[1] On 25 May 2010 he had his second and last match for the national team against Estonia.
Honours
Club
- Norwegian Premier League Championship: 2009[2]
References
- "Archived copy" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 October 2009.