Aki-Mikael Hyryläinen (born 17 April 1968) is a Finnish football coach and a former player. Throughout his career, he played as a center-back. He is a legend of HJK Helsinki due to his 180 league appearances. He retired in 2002.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aki-Mikael Hyryläinen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1988 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985 | Kampin Pallo | 0 | (0) |
| 1988 | Vantaan Pallo | 18 | (1) |
| 1989–1993 | HJK | 120 | (7) |
| 1993–1994 | Eendracht Aalst | 9 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | HJK | 60 | (5) |
| 1996–1998 | Copenhagen | 14 | (0) |
| 1998 | Viborg | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | Fremad Amager | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Jokerit | 47 | (2) |
| Total | 242 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Finland | 25 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | FCK Salamat | ||
| 2005–2007 | HJK (U19) | ||
| 2007 | HJK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hyryläinen is currently working as a technical director in Finnish FA, having started in January 2023.[2][3]
Personal life
editHis son Luka Hyryläinen is a professional football player for TSG Hoffenheim II.
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 September 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vantaan Pallo | 1988 | Ykkönen | 18 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| HJK | 1989 | Mestaruussarja | 15 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 3 | – | – | 32 | 3 | |||
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 120 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 7 | ||
| Eendracht Aalst | 1993–94 | Belgian Second Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| HJK | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 3 | – | 4[d] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| Total | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 6 | ||
| Copenhagen | 1996–97 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Jokerit | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 294 | 17 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Belgian Cup and Danish Cup
- ^ Appearances in European Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
Honours
editHJK
- Copenhagen
Jokerit
- Finnish Cup: 1999
References
edit- ^ "HJK Helsinki". HJK.fi. 1968-04-17. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ Aki Hyryläinen on Palloliiton uusi urheilutoimenjohtaja – ”Jalkapallolla ja futsalilla merkittävä yhteiskunnallinen painoarvo”, Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 9 January 2023
- ^ Palloliitto valitsi Aki Hyryläisen Hannu Tihisen työn jatkajaksi, Ilta-Sanomat, 9 January 2023
- ^ "Thursday 08/05 1997 at 15:00". fck.dk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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