 Riihilahti playing for HJK in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK (chief executive officer) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1994 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | HJK | 62 | (11) |
| 1996 | → Honka (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Vålerenga | 51 | (5) |
| 2001–2006 | Crystal Palace | 157 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 10 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Djurgården | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | HJK | 40 | (6) |
| Total | 301 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2007 | Finland | 69 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014– | HJK (chief executive officer) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti (born 9 September 1976) is a Finnish sports executive and a former professional footballer. He was known as a hard working defensive midfielder. He is now serving as the CEO of HJK Helsinki. He was voted by leading European clubs to be the vice-chairman of European Club Association (ECA), and has also important positions both in the UEFA club competition committee and in the FIFA stakeholders committee.