Ari Hjelm

Who is this?

Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish football coach and former player. He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Hjelm was inducted into the Finnish Football Hall of Fame in 2003. 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

1. 1962
   Born
2. 1981
   Joined FC Ilves
3. 1983
   Joined Finland men's national football team
4. 1988
   Joined Stuttgarter Kickers
5. 1990
   Joined FC Ilves
6. 1992
   Joined FC St. Pauli
7. 1993
   Joined FC Ilves
8. 1993
   Joined FC St. Pauli
9. 1994
   Joined FC Ilves
10. 1995
    Joined Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
11. Won Finnish Football Hall of Fame

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Tampere
• •Citizenship: Finland
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football