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

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