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 | |||
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Full name | Anna-Kaisa Rantanen | ||
Date of birth | (1978-02-10) 10 February 1978 (age 44) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
Finland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2005 semi-finalists | ||
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Finland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2009 | ||
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