Ari Hjelm

Football, Football player

1962 –

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Who is Ari Hjelm?

Ari-Juhani Hjelm 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 and FC St. Pauli. In Finland Hjelm represented FC Ilves and HJK Helsinki.

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 FC Ilves.

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Born
Feb 24, 1962
Tampere
Nationality
  • Finland
Profession
Lived in
  • Tampere

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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