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{{Short description|Finnish footballer and coach (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
 | name                 = Ari Hjelm
 | fullname             = Ari Juhani Hjelm
 | image                =
 | birth_date           = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|2|24}}
 | birth_place          = [[Tampere]], Finland
 | height               = 1.81 m
 | currentclub          = [[Tampere United]] (manager)
 | position             = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
 | years1  = 1981–1988 | clubs1  = [[FC Ilves|Ilves]] | caps1  = 174 | goals1  = 104
 | years2  = 1988–1990 | clubs2  = [[Stuttgarter Kickers]] | caps2  = 55 | goals2  = 10
 | years3  = 1990–1992 | clubs3  = [[FC Ilves|Ilves]] | caps3  = 65 | goals3  = 29
 | years4  = 1992–1993 | clubs4  = [[FC St. Pauli]] | caps4  = 21 | goals4  = 4
 | years5  = 1993 | clubs5  = [[FC Ilves|Ilves]] | caps5  = 1 | goals5  = 0
 | years6  = 1993–1994 | clubs6  = [[FC St. Pauli]] | caps6  = 27 | goals6  = 3
 | years7  = 1994 | clubs7  = [[FC Ilves|Ilves]] | caps7  = 18 | goals7  = 6
 | years8  = 1995–1996 | clubs8  = [[HJK Helsinki]] | caps8  = 31 | goals8  = 12
 | totalcaps = 397 | totalgoals = 160
 | nationalyears1  = 1983–1996 | nationalteam1  = [[Finland national football team|Finland]] | nationalcaps1  = 100 | nationalgoals1  = 20
 | manageryears1  = 1997 | managerclubs1  = [[Ilves (football)|Ilves]]
| manageryears2  = 1999–2000 | managerclubs2  = [[Tampere United]] (assistant)
| manageryears3  = 2001–2010 | managerclubs3  = [[Tampere United]]
}}

'''Ari-Juhani Hjelm''' (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish [[association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|coach]] and former player.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/ari-hjelm/ | title = Ari Hjelm | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 9 July 2012}}</ref> 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 (association football)|forward]], Hjelm played in the [[Bundesliga]] for [[Stuttgarter Kickers]] in the [[1988–89 Bundesliga|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 football team|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===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Suomen Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Ilves (football)|Ilves]]
|[[1981 Mestaruussarja|1981]]
|[[Mestaruussarja]]
|27||12||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||12
|-
|[[1982 Mestaruussarja|1982]]
|Mestaruussarja
|28||11||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||11
|-
|[[1983 Mestaruussarja|1983]]
|Mestaruussarja
|23||14||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||23||14
|-
|[[1984 Mestaruussarja|1984]]
|Mestaruussarja
|20||12||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|Appearances in [[European Cup]]|name=ec}}||0||22||12
|-
|[[1985 Mestaruussarja|1985]]
|Mestaruussarja
|25||20||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||20
|-
|[[1986 Mestaruussarja|1986]]
|Mestaruussarja
|21||11||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]|name=uc}}||1||23||12
|-
|[[1987 Mestaruussarja|1987]]
|Mestaruussarja
|21||20||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||21||20
|-
|[[1988 Mestaruussarja|1988]]
|Mestaruussarja
|9||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!174!!104!!0!!0!!4!!1!!178!!105
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Stuttgarter Kickers]]
|[[1988–89 Bundesliga|1988–89]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|32||5||1||0||colspan="2"|–||33||5
|-
|[[1989–90 2. Bundesliga|1989–90]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|23||5||2||1||1{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]|name=ui}}||0||26||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!10!!3!!1!!1!!0!!59!!11
|-
|rowspan="4"|Ilves
|[[1990 Veikkausliiga|1990]]
|[[Veikkausliiga]]
|5||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||2
|-
|[[1991 Veikkausliiga|1991]]
|Veikkausliiga
|31||16||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]|name=ucwc}}||0||35||16
|-
|[[1992 Veikkausliiga|1992]]
|Veikkausliiga
|29||11||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!65!!29!!0!!0!!4!!0!!69!!29
|-
|[[FC St. Pauli]]
|[[1992–93 2. Bundesliga|1992–93]]
|2. Bundesliga
|21||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||21||4
|-
|Ilves
|[[1993 Veikkausliiga|1993]]
|Veikkausliiga
|1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|FC St. Pauli
|[[1993–94 2. Bundesliga|1993–94]]
|2. Bundesliga
|27||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||3
|-
|Ilves
|[[1994 Veikkausliiga|1994]]
|Veikkausliiga
|18||6||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[HJK Helsinki|HJK]]
|[[1995 Veikkausliiga|1995]]
|Veikkausliiga
|26||11||colspan="2"|–||3{{efn|name=ui}}||0||29||11
|-
|[[1996 Veikkausliiga|1996]]
|Veikkausliiga
|5||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!12!!0!!0!!0!!0!!31!!12
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!392!!168!!3!!1!!12!!1!!407!!169
|}
{{notelist}}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ari Hjelm
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|16 March 1983}}
|[[Ernst Grube Stadium]], [[Magdeburg]], Germany
|{{fb|East Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-3
|style="text-align:center"|1-3
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=East Germany vs Finland international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8094|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|25 May 1983}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Białystok Municipal Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Białystok]], Poland
|rowspan="2"|{{fbo|Poland}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-2
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-3
|rowspan="2"|[[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's European Qualifiers|1984 Summer Olympics qualification]] 
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Poland* vs Finland international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=24944|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''-2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|31 October 1984}}
|[[Antalya Atatürk Stadium]], [[Antalya]], Turkey
|{{fb|Turkey}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Turkey vs Finland match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8236|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|20 November 1984}}
|[[Jubail]], Saudi Arabia
|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-1
|style="text-align:center"|1-2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia vs Finland international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8205|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|24 November 1984}}
|[[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]], Qatar
|{{fb|Qatar}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Qatar vs Finland international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8208|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|22 January 1986}}
|[[Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa]], [[Leiria]], Portugal
|{{fb|POR}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Portugal vs Finland international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8625|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|20 August 1986}}
|[[Lahden kisapuisto]], [[Lahti]], Finland
|{{fb|East Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland vs East Germany international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8506|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|10 September 1986}}
|[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland
|{{fb|WAL}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|[[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1988 qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland vs Wales international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8517|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|28 May 1987}}
|Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
|{{fb|BRA}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-3
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland vs Brazil international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8517|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|{{dts|9 September 1987}}
|Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
|{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|UEFA Euro 1988 qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland vs Czechoslovakia match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8517|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|3 June 1992}}
|Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
|{{fb|ENG}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland vs England international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9739|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|7 November 1992}}
|[[El Menzah Stadium]], [[Tunis]], Tunisia
|{{fb|TUN}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Tunisia vs Finland international football match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9578|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|{{dts|13 May 1993}}
|[[Paavo Nurmi Stadium]], [[Turku]], Finland
|{{fb|Austria}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland vs Austria match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9923|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|{{dts|10 November 1993}}
|[[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], Israel
|{{fb|Israel}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-1\
|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Israel vs Finland match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9846|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|26 October 1994}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Kadriorg Stadium]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|EST}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''4'''-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7-0
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Estonia vs Finland international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=10074|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|style="text-align:center"|'''5'''-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|{{dts|8 March 1995}}
|[[Stadion Za Lužánkami]], [[Brno]], Czech Republic
|{{fb|Czech Republic}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-3
|style="text-align:center"|1-4
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Czech Republic vs Finland international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=10382|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|{{dts|26 April 1995}}
|[[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]], Faroe Islands
|{{fb|Faroe Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1996 qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Faroe Islands vs Finland match report|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=10356|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|{{dts|11 June 1995}}
|Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
|{{fb|Greece}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''-1
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Finland vs Greece match report
|url=football|access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==

===As player===
* [[Veikkausliiga]]: [[1983 Mestaruussarja|1983]]
* [[Finnish Cup]]: 1990, [[1996 Finnish Cup|1996]]
* [[Finnish Footballer of the Year]]: 1987
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|UEFA awards 100 caps]]: 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=International centurions to receive UEFA award |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d0400bdc09e-9bc0e488959f-1000--international-centurions-to-receive-uefa-award/ |publisher=UEFA |date=30 August 2011 |access-date=25 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903202945/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/news/newsid%3D1670970.html |archive-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref>
* Honorary captain of the [[Finland national football team|Finland national team]]

===As coach===
* [[Veikkausliiga]]: [[2001 Veikkausliiga|2001]], [[2006 Veikkausliiga|2006]], [[2007 Veikkausliiga|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]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|hjelmarijuhani|Ari Hjelm}}

{{Finnish Football Hall of Fame}}
{{Finnish Footballer of the Year}}
{{Mestaruussarja top scorers}}
{{Ilves managers}}
{{Tampere United managers}}

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