Full name Ari Juhani Hjelm Name Ari Hjelm Position Forward Years Team Spouse Johanna Hjelm | Playing position Height 1.81 m Place of birth Tampere, Finland Role Coach | |
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Date of birth (1962-02-24) 24 February 1962 (age 53) Current team Tampere United (manager) | ||
Ari Hjelm
Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born 24 February 1962 in Tampere) is a Finnish football coach and former player. He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland's Veikkausliiga.
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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 (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 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.