Aki Hyryläinen

Finnish footballer (born 1968)

Aki Hyryläinen
Personal information
Full name	Aki-Mikael Hyryläinen
Date of birth	(1968-04-17) 17 April 1968 (age 56)
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

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]

Hyryläinen is currently working as a technical director in Finnish FA, having started in January 2023.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

His son Luka Hyryläinen is a professional football player for TSG Hoffenheim II.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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

HJK

Veikkausliiga: 1990, 1992
Finnish Cup: 1996

Copenhagen

Danish Cup: 1996–97^[4]

Jokerit

Finnish Cup: 1999

References

^ "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.