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 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1996 | Finland | 100 | (20) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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.
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.
External links
- Ari Hjelm at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Finnish footballers
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Finnish football managers
- Association football forwards
- Stuttgarter Kickers players
- FC St. Pauli players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Footballers from Tampere
- FC Ilves players
- FIFA Century Club
- Tampere United managers
- Mestaruussarja players