Ari Hjelm
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Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born February 24, 1962 in Tampere), known as Ari Hjelm, is a Finnish football coach and former player. He is currently 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 second highest scorer for Finland (after Litmanen) with 20 goals. Hjelm is a honorary captain of the Finnish national team.
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[edit] Honours
[edit] As player
- Finnish Championship: 1983
- Finnish Cup: 1990, 1996
- Finnish Player of the Year: 1987
- Honorary captain of the Finnish national team
[edit] As coach
- Finnish Championship: 2001, 2006
