Kari Arkivuo

Kari Arkivuo (born 23 June 1983), is a Finnish professional football defender who can play as left back and right back. Arkivuo plays for Finnish side FC Lahti and represents Finland national team.[1] Arkivuo was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Sandefjord at age 22 in 2006.

Kari Arkivuo

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
Club information
Current team	FC Lahti
Number	15
Youth career
1994–2003	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)
2010–2019	BK Häcken	195	(5)
2020–	FC Lahti	0	(0)
National team^‡
	Finland U21	15	(0)
2005–	Finland	57	(1)
Honours Finland national football team Baltic Cup 2012 FC Lahti Finnish Cup 2002 Finnish League Cup 2004 Finnish League Cup 2005 Sandefjord Norwegian Football Cup 2006 BK Häcken Allsvenskan 2012 Svenska Cupen 2016
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2020

Arkivuo made his international debut for Finland in November 2005, at the age of 22.

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 to make 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. 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

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.[3]

FC Lahti

In October 2019 it was announced that Arkivuo would be returning to play for FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.[4]

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.[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]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2016[7][8]

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
2008–09	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
2015	Allsvenskan	20		0	6	0	0	0	26	0
2016	Allsvenskan	24		2	0	0	2	0	26	2
Häcken Total			143	5	13	0	11	0	167	5
			Career Total			293	25	18	0	11	0	322	25

International goals

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

International

As of 13 January 2017[9][10]

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 and achievements

Country

Finland national football team

• 2012 Baltic Cup Runner-up

Club

Häcken

• Svenska Cupen: 2016

References

1. "Kari Arkivuo" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
2. "Sandefjord nousi - Kari Arkivuo lähtökuopissa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
3. Arkivuo joins Häcken (in Finnish)
4. http://www.fclahti.fi/uutiset/2019/10/25/kari-arkivuo-palaa-kotiin
5. "Suomi ja Viro päätyivät tasapeliin" (in Finnish). MTV3. 12 November 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
6. "Kari Arkivuo" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
7. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12775/Kari_Arkivuo.html
8. https://int.soccerway.com/players/kari-arkivuo/7936/
9. http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/kari-arkivuo
10. Kari Arkivuo at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Kari Arkivuo – UEFA competition record
• Kari Arkivuo – FIFA competition record
• Kari Arkivuo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kari Arkivuo at Soccerbase
• Kari Arkivuo at fussballdaten.de (in German)