Anna-Kaisa Rantanen
Anna-Kaisa Rantanen (born 10 February 1978) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who most recently played for Klepp IL of the Norwegian Toppserien.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna-Kaisa Rantanen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Pyrkivä | ||
| 1997–1998 | HJK | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pyrkivä | ||
| 2001–2003 | HJK | ||
| 2004–2008 | Linköping | ||
| 2009 | Djurgården | 22 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Wolfsburg | 21 | (1) |
| 2011 | Jitex | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Klepp IL | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–2011 | Finland | 105 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Rantanen previously played for HJK Helsinki in the Naisten Liiga, Linköping FC, Djurgårdens IF and Jitex BK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan,[2] and VfL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.
She is a member of the Finnish national team since 1996,[3] taking part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships. She scored Finland's first goal in a final tournament.[4] Rantanen announced her retirement from football in early 2014 after spending two seasons in Norway with Klepp.[5] She later agreed to play on an informal basis for local minnows Randaberg IL.[6]
Titles
- 3 Finnish Leagues (1997, 1998, 2001)
- 3 Finnish Cups (1994, 1998, 2002)
- 1 Swedish Cup (2008)
References
- Espen Primstad (2012-02-02). "Finsk landslagskaptein til Klepp". Klepp IL. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- Anna-Kaisa Rantanen fixes Jitex. Sveriges Radio
- Profile Archived June 23, 2003, at the Wayback Machine in the Finnish Football Association's website
- Profile in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
- Karlsen, Thomas (5 February 2014). "Rantanen: - Norsk fotball er bedre" (in Norwegian). Fotball Magasinet. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- "Anna-Kaisa Rantanen klar for Randaberg!" (in Norwegian). Randaberg IL. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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