Kari Arkivuo

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Kari Arkivuo
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Personal information
Date of birth (1983-06-23) 23 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Team information
Current team
 Lahti (assistant coach)
Youth career
1994–2003 Kuusysi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2006 Lahti 101 (12)
2006–2008 Sandefjord 71 (5)
2008–2010 Go Ahead Eagles 46 (3)
2010–2019 BK Häcken 195 (5)
2020–2021 Lahti 45 (2)
International career
Finland U21 15 (0)
2005–2017 Finland 57 (1)
Managerial career
2024– Lahti (assistant)
Medal record
Finland national football team
Silver medal icon.svg Baltic Cup 2012
FC Lahti
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2002
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2004
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2005
Sandefjord
Silver medal icon.svg Norwegian Football Cup 2006
BK Häcken
Silver medal icon.svg Allsvenskan 2012
Gold medal icon.svg Svenska Cupen 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kari Arkivuo (born 23 June 1983) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional football defender who could play as left back and right back. [1] He is currently working as an assistant coach of FC Lahti. Arkivuo was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Sandefjord at age 22 in 2006.

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Arkivuo made his international debut for Finland in November 2005, at the age of 22.

Club career

FC Lahti

A product of his local FC Kuusysi, Arkivuo made his senior debut for FC Lahti on 3 May 2001 against Inter. He was able to appear in four league matches during his debut season, scoring once in the process. Arkivuo went on to make total of 101 league appearances and 12 goals for Lahti during his five-year stay.

Sandefjord

On 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Sandefjord in the Norwegian Premier League. He started his first season well, but suffered an injury in May and had to join Sandefjord's reserve team in order to gain play time. After season 2007 Sandefjord was relegated to Adeccoligaen. After just one season in the second tier Sandefjord returned to Tippeligaen. [2]

Go Ahead Eagles

After struggling with injuries and facing a relegation with Sandefjord, Arkivuo left the club and joined the Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles in 2009.

Häcken

During the summer 2010 it was announced that Arkivuo had signed a 1+3 year-contract with Allsvenskan side BK Häcken. [3]

FC Lahti

In October 2019 it was announced that Arkivuo would be returning to play for FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga. [4]

International career

After playing 15 times for the Finland U21, Arkivuo made his national team debut on 12 November 2005 in a friendly match against Estonia and went on scoring in the 2−2 home draw. [5] After appearing mostly in friendlies, Arkivuo was called up by national coach Mixu Paatelainen for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches, where he has been playing as a right back. After the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications he established himself as a regular in the national team and has appeared in every qualification campaign since. [6]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Arkivuo has worked as a youth talent coach for FC Lahti. On 18 July 2024, he started as an assistant coach of the FC Lahti first team. [7]

Personal life

He is commonly known by the nickname Arki-Kari amongst the supporters of Finland national team. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2016 [9] [10]
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueDomestic CupsEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Lahti
2001 Veikkausliiga 4100–41
2002 Veikkausliiga26000–260
2003 Veikkausliiga23400–234
2004 Veikkausliiga26500–265
2005 Veikkausliiga22200–222
Total10112000010112
Sandefjord
2006 Tippeligaen 19100–191
2007 Tippeligaen24300–243
2008 Adeccoligaen 28100–281
Total7150000715
Go Ahead Eagles
2008–09 Eerste Divisie 12100–121
2009–10 Eerste Divisie32240–362
Total4434000483
Häcken
2010 Allsvenskan 5000–50
2011 Allsvenskan2320050282
2012 Allsvenskan25030–280
2013 Allsvenskan2103040280
2014 Allsvenskan25110–261
2015 Allsvenskan20060–260
2016 Allsvenskan2420020262
2017 Allsvenskan22040–260
2018 Allsvenskan2203140291
2019 Allsvenskan8000–80
Total19552011502306
FC Lahti 2020 Veikkausliiga21060–270
2021 Veikkausliiga24100–241
Total4516000511
Career total4562631115050227

International goals

#DateLocationOpponentResultCompetition
1.12 November 2005 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2−2 Friendly

International

As of 13 January 2017 [11] [12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland
200511
200640
200700
200810
200910
201000
201160
201260
2013110
201450
201560
201680
201720
Total521

Honours

Häcken
Finland

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References

  1. ↑ "Kari Arkivuo" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sandefjord nousi - Kari Arkivuo lähtökuopissa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Arkivuo joins Häcken (in Finnish)
  4. ↑ "Kari Arkivuo palaa kotiin".
  5. ↑ "Suomi ja Viro päätyivät tasapeliin" (in Finnish). MTV3. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kari Arkivuo" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. ↑ FC Lahden valmennustiimiin muutoksia, fclahti.fi, 18 July 2024
  8. ↑ Kommentti: Kiitos Arki-Kari, sinä suomalaisen jalkapallon raejuusto, iltakävely ja tv-uutiset, Yle, 27 January 2018
  9. ↑ "Kari Arkivuo".
  10. ↑ "Finland - K. Arkivuo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  11. ↑ "Huuhkajat: Pelaajat". Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  12. ↑ Kari Arkivuo at National-Football-Teams.com
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