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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIlves1981Mestaruussarja2712––27121982Mestaruussarja2811––28111983Mestaruussarja2314––23141984Mestaruussarja2012–2022121985Mestaruussarja2520––25201986Mestaruussarja2111–2123121987Mestaruussarja2120––21201988Mestaruussarja94––94Total1741040041178105Stuttgarter Kickers1988–89Bundesliga32510–3351989–902. Bundesliga2352110266Total551031105911Ilves1990Veikkausliiga52––521991Veikkausliiga3116–4035161992Veikkausliiga2911––2911Total652900406929FC St. Pauli1992–932. Bundesliga214––214Ilves1993Veikkausliiga10––10FC St. Pauli1993–942. Bundesliga273––273Ilves1994Veikkausliiga186––186HJK1995Veikkausliiga2611–3029111996Veikkausliiga51––51Total311200003112Career total39216831121407169
International Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hjelm goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ari HjelmNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg, Germany1-31-3Friendly2Municipal Stadium, Białystok, Poland1-22-31984 Summer Olympics qualification 32-24Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey1-02-11986 FIFA World Cup qualification5Jubail, Saudi Arabia1-11-2Friendly6Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1-01-1Friendly7Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal1-01-1Friendly8Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti, Finland1-01-0Friendly9Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1-01-1UEFA Euro 1988 qualification10Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1-02-3Friendly11Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1-03-0UEFA Euro 1988 qualification12Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1-01-2Friendly13El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia1-01-1Friendly14Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland3-03-11994 FIFA World Cup qualification15Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel3-03-1\1994 FIFA World Cup qualification16Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia4-07-0Friendly175-018Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic1-31-4Friendly19Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands1-04-0UEFA Euro 1996 qualification20Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland2-12-1UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
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
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