Kari Arkivuo

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Kari Arkivuo (born 23 June 1983) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional football defender who could play as left back and right back.[1] He is currently working as an assistant coach of FC Lahti. Arkivuo was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Sandefjord at age 22 in 2006.

Arkivuo made his international debut for Finland in November 2005, at the age of 22.

Club career

FC Lahti

A product of his local FC Kuusysi, Arkivuo made his senior debut for FC Lahti on 3 May 2001 against Inter. He was able to appear in four league matches during his debut season, scoring once in the process. Arkivuo went on to make total of 101 league appearances and 12 goals for Lahti during his five-year stay.

Sandefjord

On 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Sandefjord in the Norwegian Premier League. He started his first season well, but suffered an injury in May and had to join Sandefjord's reserve team in order to gain play time. After season 2007 Sandefjord was relegated to Adeccoligaen. After just one season in the second tier Sandefjord returned to Tippeligaen.[2]

Go Ahead Eagles

After struggling with injuries and facing a relegation with Sandefjord, Arkivuo left the club and joined the Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles in 2009.

Häcken

During the summer 2010 it was announced that Arkivuo had signed a 1+3 year-contract with Allsvenskan side BK Häcken.[3]

FC Lahti

In October 2019 it was announced that Arkivuo would be returning to play for FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.[4]

International career

After playing 15 times for the Finland U21, Arkivuo made his national team debut on 12 November 2005 in a friendly match against Estonia and went on scoring in the 2−2 home draw.[5] After appearing mostly in friendlies, Arkivuo was called up by national coach Mixu Paatelainen for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches, where he has been playing as a right back. After the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications he established himself as a regular in the national team and has appeared in every qualification campaign since.[6]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Arkivuo has worked as a youth talent coach for FC Lahti. On 18 July 2024, he started as an assistant coach of the FC Lahti first team.[7]

Personal life

He is commonly known by the nickname Arki-Kari amongst the supporters of Finland national team.[8]

Career statistics

Club

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Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Lahti
2001 Veikkausliiga 4 1 0 0 4 1
2002 Veikkausliiga 26 0 0 0 26 0
2003 Veikkausliiga 23 4 0 0 23 4
2004 Veikkausliiga 26 5 0 0 26 5
2005 Veikkausliiga 22 2 0 0 22 2
Total 101 12 0 0 0 0 101 12
Sandefjord
2006 Tippeligaen 19 1 0 0 19 1
2007 Tippeligaen 24 3 0 0 24 3
2008 1. divisjon 28 1 0 0 28 1
Total 71 5 0 0 0 0 71 5
Go Ahead Eagles
2008–09 Eerste Divisie 12 1 0 0 12 1
2009–10 Eerste Divisie 32 2 4 0 36 2
Total 44 3 4 0 0 0 48 3
Häcken
2010 Allsvenskan 5 0 0 0 5 0
2011 Allsvenskan 23 2 0 0 5 0 28 2
2012 Allsvenskan 25 0 3 0 28 0
2013 Allsvenskan 21 0 3 0 4 0 28 0
2014 Allsvenskan 25 1 1 0 26 1
2015 Allsvenskan 20 0 6 0 26 0
2016 Allsvenskan 24 2 0 0 2 0 26 2
2017 Allsvenskan 22 0 4 0 26 0
2018 Allsvenskan 22 0 3 1 4 0 29 1
2019 Allsvenskan 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 195 5 20 1 15 0 230 6
FC Lahti 2020 Veikkausliiga 21 0 6 0 27 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 24 1 0 0 24 1
Total 45 1 6 0 0 0 51 1
Career total 456 26 31 1 15 0 502 27

International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Finland
2005 1 1
2006 4 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 0
2009 1 0
2010 0 0
2011 6 0
2012 6 0
2013 11 0
2014 5 0
2015 6 0
2016 8 0
2017 2 0
Total 52 1

International goals

# Date Location Opponent Result Competition
1. 12 November 2005 Template:Flagicon Helsinki File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 2−2 Friendly

Honours

Häcken
Finland

References

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