Ari Hjelm

Ari Hjelm
Personal information
Full name Ari Juhani Hjelm
Date of birth (1962-02-24) 24 February 1962 (age 62)
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 Ilves 174 (104)
1988–1990 Stuttgarter Kickers 55 (10)
1990–1992 Ilves 65 (29)
1992–1993 St. Pauli 21 (4)
1993 Ilves 1 (0)
1993–1994 St. Pauli 27 (3)
1994 Ilves 18 (6)
1995–1996 HJK Helsinki 31 (12)
Total 397 (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.

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

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves 1981 Mestaruussarja 27 12 – – 27 12
1982 Mestaruussarja 28 11 – – 28 11
1983 Mestaruussarja 23 14 – – 23 14
1984 Mestaruussarja 20 12 – 2[b] 0 22 12
1985 Mestaruussarja 25 20 – – 25 20
1986 Mestaruussarja 21 11 – 2[c] 1 23 12
1987 Mestaruussarja 21 20 – – 21 20
1988 Mestaruussarja 9 4 – – 9 4
Total 174 104 0 0 4 1 178 105
Stuttgarter Kickers 1988–89 Bundesliga 32 5 1 0 – 33 5
1989–90 2. Bundesliga 23 5 2 1 1[d] 0 26 6
Total 55 10 3 1 1 0 59 11
Ilves 1990 Veikkausliiga 5 2 – – 5 2
1991 Veikkausliiga 31 16 – 4[e] 0 35 16
1992 Veikkausliiga 29 11 – – 29 11
Total 65 29 0 0 4 0 69 29
St. Pauli 1992–93 2. Bundesliga 21 4 – – 21 4
Ilves 1993 Veikkausliiga 1 0 – – 1 0
St. Pauli 1993–94 2. Bundesliga 27 3 – – 27 3
Ilves 1994 Veikkausliiga 18 6 – – 18 6
HJK 1995 Veikkausliiga 26 11 – 3[d] 0 29 11
1996 Veikkausliiga 5 1 – – 5 1
Total 31 12 0 0 0 0 31 12
Career total 392 168 3 1 12 1 407 169
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in European Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

International Goals

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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 16 March 1983 Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg, Germany  East Germany 1-3 1-3 Friendly [2]
2 25 May 1983 Municipal Stadium, Białystok, Poland  Poland 1-2 2-3 1984 Summer Olympics qualification [3]
3 2-2
4 31 October 1984 Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  Turkey 1-0 2-1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [4]
5 20 November 1984 Jubail, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1-1 1-2 Friendly [5]
6 24 November 1984 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Qatar 1-0 1-1 Friendly [6]
7 22 January 1986 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Portugal 1-0 1-1 Friendly [7]
8 20 August 1986 Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti, Finland  East Germany 1-0 1-0 Friendly [8]
9 10 September 1986 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Wales 1-0 1-1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualification [9]
10 28 May 1987 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Brazil 1-0 2-3 Friendly [10]
11 9 September 1987 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Czechoslovakia 1-0 3-0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualification [11]
12 3 June 1992 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  England 1-0 1-2 Friendly [12]
13 7 November 1992 El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1-0 1-1 Friendly [13]
14 13 May 1993 Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland  Austria 3-0 3-1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
15 10 November 1993 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 3-0 3-1\ 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
16 26 October 1994 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 4-0 7-0 Friendly [16]
17 5-0
18 8 March 1995 Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1-3 1-4 Friendly [17]
19 26 April 1995 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1-0 4-0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification [18]
20 11 June 1995 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Greece 2-1 2-1 UEFA 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.