Jari Ilola

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Jari Ilola
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
RoPS (sporting director)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997 RoPS 47 (5)
1998–2002 HJK 90 (11)
2003–2010 Elfsborg 85 (0)
Total222(16)
International career
1998–2007 Finland 30 (1)
Managerial career
2013– RoPS (sporting director) [1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jari Ilola (born 24 November 1978) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played for Finnish clubs Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), HJK Helsinki as well as Swedish club IF Elfsborg. At international level, he made 30 appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team. [2]

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He is currently the sporting director of his former club RoPS in Ykkönen. [3] [4] [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RoPS 1995 Veikkausliiga 2020
1996 Veikkausliiga234234
1997 Veikkausliiga221221
Total475475
HJK Helsinki 1998 Veikkausliiga222008 [lower-alpha 1] 1303
1999 Veikkausliiga272003 [lower-alpha 2] 1303
2000 Veikkausliiga10000010
2001 Veikkausliiga244004 [lower-alpha 2] 0284
2002 Veikkausliiga163002 [lower-alpha 2] 0183
Total901117210713
Elfsborg 2003 Allsvenskan 120120
2004 Allsvenskan1803 [lower-alpha 2] 0210
2005 Allsvenskan150150
2006 Allsvenskan200200
2007 Allsvenskan190106 [lower-alpha 3] 0260
2008 Allsvenskan101 [lower-alpha 4] 020
2009 Allsvenskan0000
2010 Allsvenskan0000
Total85010100960
Career total222161027225018

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