HJK's home stadium as the CEO of Bolt Arena. In December 2013 he was appointed as the CEO of HJK. International career 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. He is part of the Finnish Golden generation in football, but mainly due to his work as football director at International level he has become one of the most well-known Finnish football person. Personal life Riihilahti has also become something of a cult figure because of columns he writes for newspapers, such as The Times and the Finnish Iltalehti. He has also been involved in many good charity projects like ’'Icehearts and ’'Peace United. Apart from his careers in sports and media he has been involved in many high profile political and business committees. Riihilahti divorced 2019 and is a father of two children. Honours HJK Helsinki Veikkausliiga: 1997, 2009, 2010, 2011 Finnish Cup: 1996, 1998, 2011 Finnish League Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998 Crystal Palace English First Division play-offs: 2004 External links Aki Riihilahti at Veikkausliiga.com 1976 births Living people Footballers from Helsinki Finnish footballers Finland international footballers Association football midfielders Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Vålerenga Fotball players Crystal Palace F.C. players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Veikkausliiga players Eliteserien players Premier League players English Football League players 2. Bundesliga players Allsvenskan players Expatriate footballers in England Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Norway Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Finnish expatriate footballers