Ari Heikkinen (footballer, born 1964)

Not to be confused with Ari Heikkinen.

Ari Heikkinen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-04-08) 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

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.

Honours

Haka

• Veikkausliiga: 1995, 1998

External links

• Ari Heikkinen at Soccerway