Anna-Kaisa Rantanen

Anna-Kaisa Rantanen
Personal information
Full nameAnna-Kaisa Rantanen
Date of birth10 February 1978
Place of birthTurku, Finland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1992–1996Pyrkivä
1997–1998HJK
1999–2000Pyrkivä
2001–2003HJK
2004–2008Linköping
2009Djurgården22(2)
2010–2011Wolfsburg21(1)
2011Jitex11(0)
2012–2013Klepp IL
National team
1996–2011Finland105(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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] She 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

References

  1. ↑ Espen Primstad (2012-02-02). "Finsk landslagskaptein til Klepp". Klepp IL. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. ↑ Anna-Kaisa Rantanen fixes Jitex. Sveriges Radio
  3. ↑ Profile in the Finnish Football Association's website
  4. ↑ Profile in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
  5. ↑ Karlsen, Thomas (5 February 2014). "Rantanen: - Norsk fotball er bedre" (in Norwegian). Fotball Magasinet. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Anna-Kaisa Rantanen klar for Randaberg!" (in Norwegian). Randaberg IL. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.