Kari Arkivuo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Kuusysi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Lahti | 101 | (12) |
| 2006–2008 | Sandefjord | 71 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Go Ahead Eagles | 46 | (3) |
| 2010–2019 | BK Häcken | 195 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Lahti | 45 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| Finland U21 | 15 | (0) | |
| 2005–2017 | Finland | 57 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Lahti (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kari Arkivuo (born 23 June 1983) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional football defender who could play as left back and right back.[1] He is currently working as an assistant coach of FC Lahti. Arkivuo was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Sandefjord at age 22 in 2006.
Arkivuo made his international debut for Finland in November 2005, at the age of 22.
Club career
[edit]FC Lahti
[edit]A product of his local FC Kuusysi, Arkivuo made his senior debut for FC Lahti on 3 May 2001 against Inter. He was able to appear in four league matches during his debut season, scoring once in the process. Arkivuo went on to make total of 101 league appearances and 12 goals for Lahti during his five-year stay.
Sandefjord
[edit]On 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Sandefjord in the Norwegian Premier League. He started his first season well, but suffered an injury in May and had to join Sandefjord's reserve team in order to gain play time. After season 2007 Sandefjord was relegated to Adeccoligaen. After just one season in the second tier Sandefjord returned to Tippeligaen.[2]
Go Ahead Eagles
[edit]After struggling with injuries and facing a relegation with Sandefjord, Arkivuo left the club and joined the Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles in 2009.
Häcken
[edit]During the summer 2010 it was announced that Arkivuo had signed a 1+3 year-contract with Allsvenskan side BK Häcken.[3]
FC Lahti
[edit]In October 2019 it was announced that Arkivuo would be returning to play for FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.[4]
International career
[edit]After playing 15 times for the Finland U21, Arkivuo made his national team debut on 12 November 2005 in a friendly match against Estonia and went on scoring in the 2−2 home draw.[5] After appearing mostly in friendlies, Arkivuo was called up by national coach Mixu Paatelainen for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches, where he has been playing as a right back. After the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications he established himself as a regular in the national team and has appeared in every qualification campaign since.[6]
Coaching career
[edit]After his retirement, Arkivuo has worked as a youth talent coach for FC Lahti. On 18 July 2024, he started as an assistant coach of the FC Lahti first team.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He is commonly known by the nickname Arki-Kari amongst the supporters of Finland national team.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Lahti | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 101 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12 | ||
| Sandefjord | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Tippeligaen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| Häcken | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 195 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 230 | 6 | ||
| FC Lahti | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 456 | 26 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 502 | 27 | ||
International goals
[edit]| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 November 2005 |  Helsinki |
 Estonia |
2−2 | Friendly |
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | |
Honours
[edit]- Baltic Cup runner-up: 2012
References
[edit]- ^ "Kari Arkivuo" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Sandefjord nousi - Kari Arkivuo lähtökuopissa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Arkivuo joins Häcken (in Finnish)
- ^ "Kari Arkivuo palaa kotiin".
- ^ "Suomi ja Viro päätyivät tasapeliin" (in Finnish). MTV3. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Kari Arkivuo" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ FC Lahden valmennustiimiin muutoksia, fclahti.fi, 18 July 2024
- ^ Kommentti: Kiitos Arki-Kari, sinä suomalaisen jalkapallon raejuusto, iltakävely ja tv-uutiset, Yle, 27 January 2018
- ^ "Kari Arkivuo".
- ^ "Finland - K. Arkivuo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Huuhkajat: Pelaajat". Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ Kari Arkivuo at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]
- Kari Arkivuo – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kari Arkivuo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kari Arkivuo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kari Arkivuo at Soccerbase
- Kari Arkivuo at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lahti
- Finnish men's footballers
- FC Lahti players
- Sandefjord Fotball players
- Go Ahead Eagles players
- BK Häcken players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Allsvenskan players
- Finland men's international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Association football coaches