Name:
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Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti
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Nickname:
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Ägä, Riihikungen
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Place and date of birth:
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9.9.1976 Helsinki, Finland
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Occupation:
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Motor of midfield, Writer, A bit of a Legend
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Education:
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Good
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Military rank:
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Sargeant
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Height:
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185 cm
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Weight:
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about 83 (+/- 3)
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Employers:
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HJK, Helsinki Stadium Management, The Times, Iltalehti, self employed
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Former employers:
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HJK, Vålerenga IF, Crystal Palace, FC Kaiserslautern, Djurgården IF, Haaga elementary school, Mäkelanrinne High School, Veikkaaja, Fitness -magazine...
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Career total 1995-
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470 games, 59 goals
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Senior national team games 1998-
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69 (11 goals, all with skinpads)
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HJK 2009-
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10 Veikkausliiga games, 3 goals
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Djurgården IF 2007-2008
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12 Allsvenskan games
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Kaiserslautern 2006-2007
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10 2.Bundesliga games, 1 goal>>
1 Cup game<<>>
TOTAL: 11 games, 1 goal
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Crystal Palace London 2001-2006
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34 Premiership games, 4 goals>>
126 Championship games, 10 goals>>
21 Cup games, 1 goal<<>>
TOTAL: 181 games, 15 goals
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Vålerenga, Oslo 1999-2000
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47 games, 5 goals >>
7 cup games, 2 goals >>
2 European cup games <<>>
TOTAL: 56 games, 7 goals
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HJK Helsinki 1995-1998
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62 League games, 11 goals >>
12 Cup games, 4 goals >>
9 European cup games >>
9 Champions league games, 1 goal <<>>
TOTAL: 92 games, 16 goals
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Honka, Vanpa 1995-1996
(HJK reserve team)
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39 2. and 3. division games, six goals
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Honours
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1. ever Finnish team qualifying to Champions League 1998 >>
Finnish Champion 1997, 2009 >>
Finnish Cup Winner 1996, 1998 >>
Finnish League Cup Winner 1995, 1996, 1998 >>
League All Stars 1998
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Vålerenga, club player of the year 1999
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Crystal Palace, club player of the year 2003 >>
Promotion to the Premiership 2004 >>
Crystal Palace Centenary Book >>
Crystal Palace Hall of Fame - most international caps >>
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U-21 national team games:
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2
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Youth national team games:
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12
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Euro- cup games total:
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18 (1)
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Champions league:
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9 (1)
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Cup -winners cup:
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2
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Uefa cup:
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3
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Intertoto cup:
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4
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1. senior national team game:
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Limassol 5.2.1998 Kypros-Suomi 1-1
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1. youth national team game:
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U-15 Piaseczno 2.9.1992 Puola- Suomi 2-1
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1. game in Finnish league:
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Helsinki 23.7.1995 HJK- Ponnistus 4-0
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1. game in Norwegian league:
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Oslo 23.4.1999 Vålerenga- Bodø/Glimt 1-1
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1. game in English 1.divison:
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London 28.3.2001 Crystal Palace FC - Crewe Alexandra 1-0
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Other honours
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Youth Finnish champion 1991, 1992, 1993
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Almost an Oscar nomination from cameo role in a movie FC Venus 2005
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Passing driving license test 1994
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Publishing first book HJK Mestarienliigassa 1998
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Gratuating from Mäkelänrinne High School 1994 (Laudatur, all subjects average 9,7/10)
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Numerous player of the month, man of the match and other insingnifact trophies
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One of the captains at each club ever played
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Show racism a red card -player representative of Finland
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Sport-Cultural Act Of The Year in Finnish Sports Gala 2008
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Government appointed Finland Branding -committee 2009
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