Ari Hjelm - Century of International Appearances


The outstanding Finnish player, who obtained 100 international caps with his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

  
Caps   Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
  1  16- 3-83   Magdeburg       East Germany    1-3
  2  17- 4-83   Warszawa        Poland          1-1     European Champ. Qual.
  3   4- 5-83   Helsinki        Poland          0-4     Olympic Games Qual.
  4  18- 5-83   Kokkola         East Germany    0-1     Olympic Games Qual.
  5  25- 5-83   Bialystok       Poland          2-3     Olympic Games Qual.
  6  15- 6-83   Lahti           Norway          1-1     Olympic Games Qual.
  7  24- 8-83   Rovaniemi       Denmark         0-0     Olympic Games Qual.
  8   7- 9-83   Helsinki        Sweden          0-3
  9   5-10-83   Rostock         East Germany    0-1     Olympic Games Qual.
 10  26-10-83   Moss            Norway          2-4     Olympic Games Qual.
 11  20- 2-84   Lahti           United States   0-1
 12   9- 3-84   Kuwait          Kuwait          0-1
 13  16- 8-84   Helsinki        Mexico          0-3
 14  12- 9-84   Helsinki        Poland          0-2
 15  17-10-84   London          England         0-5     World Cup Qualifier
 16  31-10-84   Antalya         Turkey          2-1     World Cup Qualifier
 17  14-11-84   Belfast         N. Ireland      1-2     World Cup Qualifier
 18  20-11-84   Al Jubail       Saudi Arabia    1-2
 29  22-11-84   Doha            Qatar           2-2
 20  24-11-84   Doha            Qatar           1-1
 21  23- 1-85   Alicante        Spain           1-3
 22   8- 2-85   Viña del Mar    Chile           0-2
 23  14- 2-85   Montevideo      Uruguay         1-2
 24  17- 2-85   Ambato          Ecuador         1-3
 25  26- 2-85   Acapulco        Mexico          1-2
 26  17- 4-85   Opole           Poland          1-2
 27  22- 5-85   Helsinki        England         1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 28  28- 8-85   Timisoara       Romania         0-2     World Cup Qualifier
 29  25- 9-85   Tampere         Turkey          1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 30  22- 1-86   Leiria          Portugal        1-1
 31  21- 2-86   Manama          Bahrain         0-0
 32  24- 2-86   Manama          Bahrain         4-0
 33  17- 4-86   Brasília        Brazil          0-3
 34   7- 5-86   Moskva          Soviet Union    0-0
 35   6- 8-86   Helsinki        Sweden          1-3
 36  20- 8-86   Lahti           East Germany    1-0
 37  10- 9-86   Helsinki        Wales           1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 38  15-10-86   Brno            Czechoslovakia  0-3     European Champ. Qual.
 39  29-10-86   København       Denmark         0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 40  18- 3-87   Rybnik          Poland          1-3
 41   1- 4-87   Wrexham         Wales           0-4     European Champ. Qual.
 42  29- 4-87   Helsinki        Denmark         0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 43  28- 5-87   Helsinki        Brazil          2-3     80th Anniversary SP
 44   9- 9-87   Helsinki        Czechoslovakia  3-0     European Champ. Qual.
 45   7- 2-88   La Valletta     Malta           0-2     Rothmans Tournament
 46  10- 2-88   La Valletta     East Germany Ol.0-2     Rothmans Tournament
 47  13- 2-88   La Valletta     Tunisia         3-0     Rothmans Tournament
 48  19- 5-88   Helsinki        Colombia        1-3
 49   4- 8-88   Vaasa           Bulgaria        1-1
 50  31- 8-88   Helsinki        West Germany    0-4     World Cup Qualifier
 51  19-10-88   Swansea         Wales           2-2     World Cup Qualifier
 52  11- 1-89   El Mahalla      Egypt           2-1
 53  22- 3-89   Dresden         East Germany    1-1
 54  31- 5-89   Helsinki        Netherlands     0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 55   4-10-89   Dortmund        West Germany    1-6     World Cup Qualifier
 56  15- 2-90   Kuwait          Kuwait          1-0
 57  27- 5-90   Stockholm       Sweden          0-6
 58  12- 9-90   Helsinki        Portugal        0-0     European Champ. Qual.
 59  11-11-90   Tunis           Tunisia         2-1
 60  25-11-90   La Valletta     Malta           1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 61  13- 3-91   Warszawa        Poland          1-1
 62   5- 6-91   Helsinki        Netherlands     1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 63   9-10-91   Helsinki        Greece          1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 64  30-10-91   Athinai         Greece          0-2     European Champ. Qual.
 65  12- 2-92   Adana           Turkey          1-1
 66   3- 6-92   Helsinki        England         1-2
 67  26- 8-92   Pietarsaari     Poland          0-0
 68   9- 9-92   Helsinki        Sweden          0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 69   7-11-92   Tunis           Tunisia         1-1
 70  14-11-92   Paris           France          1-2     World Cup Qualifier
 71  13- 4-93   Radom           Poland          1-2
 72  28- 4-93   Sofia           Bulgaria        0-2     World Cup Qualifier
 73  13- 5-93   Turku           Austria         3-1     World Cup Qualifier
 74  25- 8-93   Wien            Austria         0-3     World Cup Qualifier
 75   8- 9-93   Tampere         France          0-2     World Cup Qualifier
 76  13-10-93   Stockholm       Sweden          2-3     World Cup Qualifier
 77  10-11-93   Tel Aviv        Israel          3-1     World Cup Qualifier
 78  27- 5-94   Parma           Italy           0-2
 79   2- 6-94   Tampere         Spain           1-2
 80  17- 8-94   København       Denmark         1-2
 81   7- 9-94   Helsinki        Scotland        0-2     European Champ. Qual.
 82  12-10-94   Thessaloniki    Greece          0-4     European Champ. Qual.
 83  26-10-94   Tallinn         Estonia         7-0
 84  16-11-94   Helsinki        Faroe Islands   5-0     European Champ. Qual.
 85  30-11-94   Málaga          Spain           0-2
 86  14-12-94   Helsinki        San Marino      4-1     European Champ. Qual.
 87  16- 2-95   Port of Spain   Trinidad/Tobago 2-2
 88   8- 3-95   Brno            Czech Republic  1-4
 89  29- 3-95   Serravalle      San Marino      2-0     European Champ. Qual.
 90  26- 4-95   Toftir          Faroe Islands   4-0     European Champ. Qual.
 91  31- 5-95   Helsinki        Denmark         0-1
 92  11- 6-95   Helsinki        Greece          2-1     European Champ. Qual.
 93  16- 8-95   Helsinki        Russia          0-6     European Champ. Qual.
 94   6- 9-95   Glasgow         Scotland        0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 95   4-10-95   Helsinki        Turkey          0-0
 96  15-11-95   Moskva          Russia          1-3     European Champ. Qual.
 97   9- 2-96   Bangkok         Thailand        0-1
 98  11- 2-96   Bangkok         Denmark         0-0
 99  16- 2-96   Bangkok         Thailand        2-5
100  16- 3-96   Kuwait          Kuwait          1-0

Total Record  

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
   100    18   24   58   99- 177      60      30.00

Types of Matches
Friendlies             49      
World Cup Qualifiers   18      
European Champ. Qual.  22
Olympic Games Qual.     7
Other Tournaments       4

Total                 100

Goals:

Cap   1     1 goal
Cap   5     2 goals
Cap  16     1 goal
Cap  18     1 goal
Cap  20     1 goal
Cap  30     1 goal
Cap  36     1 goal
Cap  37     1 goal
Cap  43     1 goal
Cap  44     1 goal
Cap  66     1 goal
Cap  69     1 goal
Cap  73     1 goal
Cap  77     1 goal
Cap  83     2 goals
Cap  88     1 goal
Cap  90     1 goal
Cap  92     1 goal

Total:     20 goals



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