Kari Arkivuo

Kari Arkivuo

File:Kari Arkivuo.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-06-23) 23 June 1983
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder Left Back
Team information
Current team	BK Häcken
Number	15
Youth career
	FC Kuusysi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2006	FC Lahti	101	(12)
2006–2008	Sandefjord	71	(5)
2008–2010	Go Ahead Eagles	46	(3)
2010–	BK Häcken	119	(3)
International career‡
	Finland U21	15	(0)
2005–	Finland	42	(1)
Medal record Finland national football team Runner-up Baltic Cup 2012 FC Lahti Runner-up Finnish Cup 2002 Runner-up Finnish League Cup 2004 Runner-up Finnish League Cup 2005 Sandefjord Runner-up Norwegian Football Cup 2006 BK Häcken Runner-up Allsvenskan 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2015

Kari Arkivuo (born 23 June 1983), is a Finnish professional football defender who can play as left back and right back. Arkivuo plays for Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken and represents Finland national team. Arkivuo was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Sandefjord.

Club career

FC Lahti

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 making in total of 101 league appearances and 12 goals for Lahti during his five-year stay.

Sandefjord

On 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Sandefjord in the Norwegian Premier League.

Go Ahead Eagles

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

During the summer 2010 it was announced that Arkivuo had signed a 1+3 year-contract with Allsvenskan side BK Häcken.

International career

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. 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.

Personal life

He is commonly known by the nickname Arkikari amongst the supporters of Finland national team.

Honours

Country

Finland national football team

• 2012 Baltic Cup Runner-up

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 March 2015

Club	Season	Division	League		Domestic Cups		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Lahti
	2001	Veikkausliiga	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2002	Veikkausliiga	26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2003	Veikkausliiga	23	4	0	0	0	0	23	4
	2004	Veikkausliiga	26	5	0	0	0	0	26	5
	2005	Veikkausliiga	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
FC Lahti Total			101	12	0	0	0	0	101	12
Sandefjord
	2006	Tippeligaen	19	1	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2007	Tippeligaen	24	3	0	0	0	0	24	3
	2008	Adeccoligaen	28	1	0	0	0	0	28	1
Sandefjord Total			71	5	0	0	0	0	71	5
Go Ahead Eagles
	2008-19	Jupiler League	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
	2009-10	Jupiler League	32	2	4	0	0	0	36	2
Go Ahead Eagles Total			44	3	4	0	0	0	48	3
Häcken
	2010	Allsvenskan	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2011	Allsvenskan	23	2	0	0	5	0	28	2
	2012	Allsvenskan	25	0	3	0	0	0	28	0
	2013	Allsvenskan	21	0	3	0	4	0	28	0
	2014	Allsvenskan	25	1	1	0	0	0	26	1
Häcken Total			99	3	7	0	9	0	115	3
Career Total			249	23	12	0	9	0	270	23

International goals

#	Date	Location	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	November 12, 2005	Helsinki	Estonia	2−2	Friendly

International

As of 22 March 2015

Finland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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	2	0
Total	37	1

External links

• BK Häcken official profile (Swedish)
• Kari Arkivuo – UEFA competition record
• Kari Arkivuo – FIFA competition record
• Kari Arkivuo career statistics at Soccerbase
• Kari Arkivuo profile at Fussballdaten
• Kari Arkivuo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Finnish FA (Finnish)