Ari Hjelm
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ari Juhani Hjelm | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tampere United (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981–1988 | FC Ilves | 174 | (104) |
| 1988–1990 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 55 | (10) |
| 1990–1992 | FC Ilves | 65 | (29) |
| 1992–1993 | FC St. Pauli | 21 | (4) |
| 1993 | FC Ilves | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | FC St. Pauli | 27 | (3) |
| 1994 | FC Ilves | 18 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | HJK Helsinki | 31 | (12) |
| Total | 397 | (160) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1996 | Finland | 100 | (20) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2010 | Tampere United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born 24 February 1962 in Tampere) is a Finnish football coach and former player.[1] He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga.
A forward, Hjelm played in the German 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 Finnish 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 fourth highest scorer for Finland with 20 goals. Hjelm is an honorary captain of the Finnish national team.
His son Jonne Hjelm is a player for FC Ilves.
Honours
As player
- Veikkausliiga: 1983
- Finnish Cup: 1990, 1996
- Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1987
- Honorary captain of the Finnish national team
As coach
- Veikkausliiga: 2001, 2006, 2007
- Finnish Cup: 2007
- Finnish League Cup: 2009
References
- ↑ "Ari Hjelm". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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