Jari Ilola
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Date of birth
24 November 1978
Place of birth
Oulu, Finland
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 November 1978 | ||
| 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 | |||
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.
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]
