Ari Heikkinen (footballer, born 1964)

Ari Heikkinen
Personal information
Date of birth	8 April 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Vuolijoki, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	KaPa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1983	KaPa
1984–1989	TPS
1990	Germinal Ekeren
1990–1993	TPS
1994–1998	Haka
International career
1984–1988	Finland U21
1989–1994	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2024

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.

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

Haka

Veikkausliiga: 1995, 1998

Individual

Finnish Footballer of the Year: 1989

References

^ Kohti EM-karsintoja: Ari Heikkinen uskoo tuplavoittoon, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 29 May 2007

External links

Ari Heikkinen at Soccerway
Ari Heikkinen at National Football Teams

[1] Kohti EM-karsintoja: Ari Heikkinen uskoo tuplavoittoon, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 29 May 2007

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-04-08) 8 April 1964 (age 60)
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