Ari Heikkinen (born 8 April 1964) is a Finnish former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He was capped 51 times for Finland national football team during 1989–1994, scoring one goal in an away game against Poland in 1993.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Vuolijoki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KaPa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | KaPa | ||
| 1984–1989 | TPS | 126 | (4) |
| 1990 | Germinal Ekeren | 8 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | TPS | 105 | (7) |
| 1994–1998 | Haka | 99 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1988 | Finland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Finland | 51 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024 | |||
Heikkinen started playing football with Kajaanin Palloilijat (KaPa) in lower divisions. He has made a total of 309 appearances in Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga for Turun Palloseura (TPS) and FC Haka, additionally winning two Finnish championship titles with Haka. In 1990, he played for Germinal Ekeren in top-tier Belgian First Division.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 September 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 1984 | Mestaruussarja | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 24 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 2 | |||
| 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 32[b] | 1 | ||
| 1989 | Mestaruussarja | 27 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 126 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 138 | 4 | ||
| Germinal Ekeren | 1989–90 | Belgian First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| TPS | 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 4 | – | – | 33 | 4 | |||
| 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 1 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 106 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 7 | ||
| Haka | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | Ykkönen | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | ||
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 99 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 336 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 362 | 16 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Belgian Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Honours
editHaka
- Veikkausliiga: 1995, 1998
- Finnish Cup: 1997
- Ykkönen: 1997
Individual
References
edit- ^ Kohti EM-karsintoja: Ari Heikkinen uskoo tuplavoittoon, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 29 May 2007
External links
edit- Ari Heikkinen at Soccerway
- Ari Heikkinen at National Football Teams