Ollipekka Ojala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2016 | Pallokissat | ||
| 2018 | Ilves (women) | ||
| 2019–2023 | KuPS (women) | ||
| 2024 | Gintra | ||
Ollipekka Ojala (born 1 December 1986) is a Finnish football manager who last managed Gintra.
Career
[edit]Ojala started his managerial career with Finnish women's side Pallokissat in 2014. Four years later, he was appointed manager of Finnish women's side Ilves. In 2019, he was appointed manager of Finnish women's side KuPS, helping the club win three league titles.[1]
Subsequently, he was appointed manager of Lithuanian women's side Gintra in 2024. While managing the club, Lithuanian news website Sportas24.lt wrote that he "the beginning for the strategist in the new club was not paved with roses and he had to experience the bitterness of defeat already in the debut match".[2] However, he eventually helped the club win the league title.
Personal life
[edit]Ojala was born on 1 December 1986 in Kuopio, Finland. The father of two children, he has been married.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kuopiolaisvalmentajan menestysputki jatkui myös ulkomailla" [The Kuopio coach's successful streak continued abroad as well] (in Finnish). Savon Sanomat. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Naują etapą „Gintroje" pradėjęs Ollipekka Ojala: „Rungtynėse turi būti lengviau, nei treniruotėse"" [Ollipekka Ojala, who started a new phase at Gintra: "It should be easier in matches than in training"] (in Lithuanian). Sportas24.lt. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Ollipekka Ojalan, 35, leppoisa tacopäivällinen sai yhtäkkiä järkyttävän käänteen – vain vierustoverin salamannopea oivallus pelasti kuolemalta" [Ollipekka Ojala, 35,'s leisurely taco dinner suddenly took a shocking turn - only the lightning-fast insight of his roommate saved him from death] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ollipekka Ojala at Soccerway