Ari Hjelm

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 statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hjelm goal.

Honours

As player

• Veikkausliiga: 1983
• Finnish Cup: 1990, 1996
• Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1987
• UEFA awards 100 caps: 2011
• Honorary captain of the Finland national team

As coach

• Veikkausliiga: 2001, 2006, 2007
• Finnish Cup: 2007
• Finnish League Cup: 2009
• Finnish Football Manager of the Year: 2001, 2006, 2007

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

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