Ari Hjelm
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ari Juhani Hjelm | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tampere United (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1988 | Ilves | 174 | (104) |
| 1988–1990 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 55 | (10) |
| 1990–1992 | Ilves | 65 | (29) |
| 1992–1993 | FC St. Pauli | 21 | (4) |
| 1993 | Ilves | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | FC St. Pauli | 27 | (3) |
| 1994 | Ilves | 18 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | HJK Helsinki | 31 | (12) |
| Total | 397 | (160) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1996 | Finland | 100 | (20) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997 | Ilves | ||
| 1999–2000 | Tampere United (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2010 | Tampere United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.