Jari Ilola

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 for Swedish club IF Elfsborg. Ilola was part of the HJK squad that qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage as the first and the only Finnish club ever to this date.

Jari Ilola

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 (age 46)
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

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

Club

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. Includes UEFA Cup
3. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
4. Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	1998	2	0
	1999	5	0
	2000	0	0
	2001	1	0
	2002	3	1
	2003	4	0
	2004	3	0
	2005	3	0
	2006	7	0
	2007	2	0
Total		30	1

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ilola goal.

List of international goals scored by Jari Ilola

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 January 2002	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Albania	1–0	1–1	Friendly