Kari Arkivuo
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 23 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Left Back |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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BK Häcken | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Kuusysi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | FC Lahti | 101 | (12) |
| 2006–2008 | Sandefjord | 71 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Go Ahead Eagles | 46 | (3) |
| 2010– | BK Häcken | 148 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Finland U21 | 15 | (0) | |
| 2005– | Finland | 52 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2017 |
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Kari Arkivuo (born 23 June 1983), is a Finnish professional football defender who can play as left back and right back. Arkivuo plays for Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken and represents Finland national team. Arkivuo was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Sandefjord at age 22 in 2006.
Arkivuo made his international debut for Finland in November 2005, at the age of 22.
A product of his local FC Kuusysi, Arkivuo made his senior debut for FC Lahti on 3 May 2001 against Inter. He was able to appear in four league matches during his debut season, scoring once in the process. Arkivuo went on making in total of 101 league appearances and 12 goals for Lahti during his five-year stay.
On 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Sandefjord in the Norwegian Premier League. He started his first season well, but suffered an injury in May and had to join Sandefjord´s reserve team in order to gain play time. After season 2007 Sandefjord was relegated to Adeccoligaen. After just one season in the second tier Sandefjord returned back to Tippeligaen.
After struggling with injuries and facing a relegation with Sandefjord, Arkivuo left the club and joined the Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles in 2009.
During the summer 2010 it was announced that Arkivuo had signed a 1+3 year-contract with Allsvenskan side BK Häcken.
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