Aki Riihilahti

Quick Facts

Full Name	Aki Riihilahti
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 9, 1976(1976-09-09)
Age	48
Birthplace	Helsinki
Country	Finland
Birth City	Helsinki
Horoscope	Capricorn

Aki Riihilahti Biography

Aki Riihilahti is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 9, 1976 in Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti (born 9 September 1976 in Helsinki) is a retired Finnish footballer. He is known as a hard working, defensive midfielder. He is now working as the CEO of HJK Helsinki.

After his contract with Palace expired in the summer of 2006, Riihilahti was picked up by 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a one-year deal. In June 2007, Riihilahti signed a two and a half-year deal with Stockholm club Djurgårdens IF and on 31 July 2009 returned to Finland to sign with HJK in which he has made a crucial contribution in club’s record 5 consecutive championships 2009–2013. On 29 October 2011, Riihilahti celebrated his 100th league match for HJK by scoring once, in the last match of the season, in a 5–2 home win against Haka, and retired after club won a convincing double that season.

After two seasons in Norway, he joined England’s Crystal Palace in 2001, eventually becoming a fans’ favourite at the club. In Palace’s 2004–05 Premier League season he showed he has what it takes to play in one of Europe’s top leagues. Riihilahti was so loved by the Crystal Palace faithful that a Finnish flag with the legend ‘AKI 15’ across the centre was hung behind one of the Selhurst Park goals for the entire Premier League season. However, his next season, back in the Championship, following Palace’s relegation, was not so successful because injuries limited his chances. Despite not playing for most of his last season with Palace, Riihilahti has a place in club Hall of Fame as he holds the club record for gaining the most caps for his country whilst at Palace.

Aki Riihilahti Net Worth

Aki Riihilahti is one of the richest Association Football Player from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aki Riihilahti 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Riihilahti started his career at HJK where he made his Veikkausliiga debut in

1995. He has won the Finnish championship four times (1997, 2009, 2010 and 2011), the Finnish Cup three times with HJK, and the Finnish League Cup three times, and played a vital part when the first and so far only time Finnish Club team qualified for the UEFA Champions League in the 1998–99 season. After first spell in HJK, Riihilahti then moved to Norway’s Vålerenga I.F. for the 1999 season.

Riihilahti made his debut for the Finnish national team on 5 February 1998 against Cyprus. He was a regular for Finland for most of the 2000s, and earned 69 caps scoring 11 goals.

Riihilahti was appointed and has done a good turnaround job for HJK’s home stadium as the CEO of Sonera Stadium, as well as coach for HJK’s reserves, Klubi-04. In December 2013 he was appointed as the CEO of HJK.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Aki Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Aki Riihilahti celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.