Ari Hjelm

Ari Hjelm
Personal information
Full name	Ari Juhani Hjelm
Date of birth	24 February 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tampere United (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1988	FC Ilves
1988–1990	Stuttgarter Kickers
1990–1992	FC Ilves
1992–1993	FC St. Pauli
1993	FC Ilves
1993–1994	FC St. Pauli
1994	FC Ilves
1995–1996	HJK Helsinki
Total
International career
1983–1996	Finland
Managerial career
2001–2010	Tampere United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish football coach and former player.^[1] He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga.

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 a player for FC Ilves.

International Goals edit

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

List of international goals scored by Ari Hjelm
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	16 March 1983	Ernst Grube Stadium, Magdeburg, Germany	East Germany	1-3	1-3	Friendly	^[2]
2	25 May 1983	Stadion Miejski, Białystok, Poland	Poland	1-2	2-3	1984 Summer Olympics qualification	^[3]
3	25 May 1983	Stadion Miejski, Białystok, Poland	Poland	2-2	2-3	1984 Summer Olympics qualification	^[3]
4	31 October 1984	Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey	Turkey	1-0	2-1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[4]
5	20 November 1984	Jubail, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1-1	1-2	Friendly	^[5]
6	24 November 1984	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Qatar	1-0	1-1	Friendly	^[6]
7	22 January 1986	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Portugal	1-0	1-1	Friendly	^[7]
8	20 August 1986	Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti, Finland	East Germany	1-0	1-0	Friendly	^[8]
9	10 September 1986	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Wales	1-0	1-1	UEFA Euro 1988 qualification	^[9]
10	28 May 1987	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Brazil	1-0	2-3	Friendly	^[10]
11	9 September 1987	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Czechoslovakia	1-0	3-0	UEFA Euro 1988 qualification	^[11]
12	3 June 1992	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	England	1-0	1-2	Friendly	^[12]
13	7 November 1992	El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	1-0	1-1	Friendly	^[13]
14	13 May 1993	Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku, Finland	Austria	3-0	3-1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[14]
15	10 November 1993	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	3-0	3-1\	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[15]
16	26 October 1994	Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	4-0	7-0	Friendly	^[16]
17	26 October 1994	Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	5-0	7-0	Friendly	^[16]
18	8 March 1995	Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1-3	1-4	Friendly	^[17]
19	26 April 1995	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1-0	4-0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification	^[18]
20	11 June 1995	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Greece	2-1	2-1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification	^[19]