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]
Honours edit
Haka
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