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