Jari Ilola

Finnish footballer (born 1978)

Jari Ilola
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 RoPS (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 RoPS 47 (5)
1998–2002 HJK 90 (11)
2003–2010 Elfsborg 85 (0)
Total 222 (16)
International career
1998–2007 Finland 30 (1)
Managerial career
2013– RoPS (sporting director)[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jari Ilola (born 24 November 1978) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played for Finnish clubs Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), HJK Helsinki as well as Swedish club IF Elfsborg. At international level, he made 30 appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team.[2]

He is currently the sporting director of his former club RoPS in Ykkönen.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RoPS 1995 Veikkausliiga 2 0 – – 2 0
1996 Veikkausliiga 23 4 – – 23 4
1997 Veikkausliiga 22 1 – – 22 1
Total 47 5 – – – – 47 5
HJK Helsinki 1998 Veikkausliiga 22 2 0 0 8[a] 1 30 3
1999 Veikkausliiga 27 2 0 0 3[b] 1 30 3
2000 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2001 Veikkausliiga 24 4 0 0 4[b] 0 28 4
2002 Veikkausliiga 16 3 0 0 2[b] 0 18 3
Total 90 11 – – 17 2 107 13
Elfsborg 2003 Allsvenskan 12 0 12 0
2004 Allsvenskan 18 0 3[b] 0 21 0
2005 Allsvenskan 15 0 15 0
2006 Allsvenskan 20 0 20 0
2007 Allsvenskan 19 0 1 0 6[c] 0 26 0
2008 Allsvenskan 1 0 1[d] 0 2 0
2009 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0
2010 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0
Total 85 0 1 0 10 0 96 0
Career total 222 16 1 0 27 2 250 18
  1. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c d Includes UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
  4. ^ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

References

  1. ^ Jari Ilola, linkedin.com
  2. ^ Turkkilainen sauna - nuori Jari Ilola oli tekemässä Istanbulin ihmettä 1998, Lapin Kansa, 21 March 2017
  3. ^ "Uskottavuuden kannalta oli tärkeää päästä valtakunnalliseen sarjaan", utj Jari Ilola, RoPS, pallotv.fi, 17 March 2024
  4. ^ Taloutensa kanssa kamppaileva RoPS on lähellä liiganousua - joukkue lähtee kauden viimeiseen runkosarjan otteluun jalkapallon Ykkösen johdossa, Yle, 17 September 2021
  5. ^ Jari Ilola jätti jalkapallon ja muutti Rovaniemelle, Yle, 12 May 2011
  6. ^ Jari Ilola, Football Association of Finland

External links

  • Jari Ilola at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Jari Ilola at Soccerway


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