Ari Hjelm

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Ari Hjelm
Personal information
Full name Ari Juhani Hjelm
Date of birth (1962-02-24) 24 February 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tampere United (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1988 Ilves 174 (104)
1988–1990 Stuttgarter Kickers 55 (10)
1990–1992 Ilves 65 (29)
1992–1993 FC St. Pauli 21 (4)
1993 Ilves 1 (0)
1993–1994 FC St. Pauli 27 (3)
1994 Ilves 18 (6)
1995–1996 HJK Helsinki 31 (12)
Total397(160)
International career
1983–1996 Finland 100 (20)
Managerial career
1997 Ilves
1999–2000 Tampere United (assistant)
2001–2010 Tampere United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish football coach and former player. [1] He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga.

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A forward, Hjelm played in the Bundesliga for Stuttgarter Kickers in the 1988–89 season. He also played in the 2. Bundesliga for Kickers (1989–90) and FC St. Pauli (1992–94). In Finland, Hjelm represented FC Ilves (1981–88 and 1990–94) and HJK Helsinki (1995–96).

Hjelm earned 100 caps for the Finland national team. He held the record for most caps for Finland a decade, before being overtaken by Jari Litmanen in 2006. He is also the fifth highest scorer for Finland with 20 goals. Hjelm is an honorary captain of the Finnish national team.

His son Jonne Hjelm is also a former footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 1981 Mestaruussarja 27122712
1982 Mestaruussarja28112811
1983 Mestaruussarja23142314
1984 Mestaruussarja20122 [b] 02212
1985 Mestaruussarja25202520
1986 Mestaruussarja21112 [c] 12312
1987 Mestaruussarja21202120
1988 Mestaruussarja9494
Total1741040041178105
Stuttgarter Kickers 1988–89 Bundesliga 32510335
1989–90 2. Bundesliga 235211 [d] 0266
Total551031105911
Ilves 1990 Veikkausliiga 5252
1991 Veikkausliiga31164 [e] 03516
1992 Veikkausliiga29112911
Total652900406929
FC St. Pauli 1992–93 2. Bundesliga214214
Ilves 1993 Veikkausliiga1010
FC St. Pauli 1993–94 2. Bundesliga273273
Ilves 1994 Veikkausliiga186186
HJK 1995 Veikkausliiga26113 [d] 02911
1996 Veikkausliiga5151
Total311200003112
Career total39216831121407169
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Appearances in European Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

International

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hjelm goal.
List of international goals scored by Ari Hjelm
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
116 March 1983 Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg, GermanyFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1-31-3 Friendly [2]
225 May 1983 Municipal Stadium, Białystok, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1-22-3 1984 Summer Olympics qualification [3]
32-2
431 October 1984 Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1-02-1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [4]
520 November 1984 Jubail, Saudi ArabiaFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1-11-2Friendly [5]
624 November 1984 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, QatarFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1-01-1Friendly [6]
722 January 1986 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1-01-1Friendly [7]
820 August 1986 Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti, FinlandFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1-01-0Friendly [8]
910 September 1986 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1-01-1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualification [9]
1028 May 1987Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1-02-3Friendly [10]
119 September 1987Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1-03-0UEFA Euro 1988 qualification [11]
123 June 1992Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of England.svg  England 1-01-2Friendly [12]
137 November 1992 El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, TunisiaFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1-01-1Friendly [13]
1413 May 1993 Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, FinlandFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 3-03-1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
1510 November 1993 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 3-03-1\1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
1626 October 1994 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 4-07-0Friendly [16]
175-0
188 March 1995 Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech RepublicFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1-31-4Friendly [17]
1926 April 1995 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe IslandsFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1-04-0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [18]
2011 June 1995Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2-12-1UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [19]

Honours

As player

As coach

See also

References

  1. "Ari Hjelm". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. "East Germany vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. "Poland* vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. "Turkey vs Finland match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. "Saudi Arabia vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. "Qatar vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. "Portugal vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. "Finland vs East Germany international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. "Finland vs Wales international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. "Finland vs Brazil international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. "Finland vs Czechoslovakia match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  12. "Finland vs England international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  13. "Tunisia vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. "Finland vs Austria match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  15. "Israel vs Finland match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  16. "Estonia vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  17. "Czech Republic vs Finland international football match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  18. "Faroe Islands vs Finland match report" . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  19. [football "Finland vs Greece match report"]. Retrieved 15 April 2024.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  20. "International centurions to receive UEFA award". UEFA. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.