Place of birth Helsinki, Finland Name Juska Savolainen Position Midfielder Years Team Weight 71 kg | Number 20 Height 1.73 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Juska Samuli Savolainen Date of birth (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 (age 32) | ||
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.
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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.
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. On 25 May 2010 he had his second and last match for the national team against Estonia.