Ari Hjelm
Ari Hjelm
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Ari Juhani Hjelm |
| Date of birth |
24 February 1962 (1962-02-24) (age 50) |
| Place of birth |
Finland |
| Height |
1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Forward |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Tampere United |
| Number |
Manager |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1981–1988 |
FC Ilves |
174 |
(104) |
| 1988–1990 |
Stuttgarter Kickers |
60 |
(2) |
| 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) |
| National team |
| 1983-1996 |
Finland |
100 |
(20) |
| Teams managed |
| 2001-2010 |
Tampere United |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born 24 February 1962 in Tampere) is a Finnish football coach and former player. 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 Tampere United.
Honours
As player
As coach
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Hjelm, Ari |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
24 February 1962 |
| Place of birth |
Tampere, Finland |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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