Sanna Valkonen

Sanna Valkonen
Personal information
Full name	Sanna Margit Valkonen[1]
Date of birth	12 December 1977
Place of birth	Hyvinkää, Finland[2]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sanna Margit Valkonen (born 12 December 1977) is a Finnish former football defender. She played for KontU, PuiU, MPS Malmin and HJK Helsinki in the Naisten Liiga, Boston Renegades in the W-League,^[3] and Umeå IK, AIK Fotboll and KIF Örebro^[4] in the Damallsvenskan. She was named Finnish Footballer of the Year in 2001 and 2002.^[5]

She was a member of the Finnish national team for fifteen years,^[6] and played the 2005 and 2009 European Championships, serving as the team's captain.^[7] She was as of 2014 the second most capped Finnish player with 120 games, behind only Laura Österberg Kalmari with 130.^[8]

Titles

2 UEFA Women's Cups (2003, 2004)
5 Finnish Leagues (1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
6 Finnish Cups (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002)
2 Swedish Leagues (2002, 2005)
3 Swedish Cups (2002, 2003, 2010)

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Personal information

Full name	Sanna Margit Valkonen^[1]
Date of birth	(1977-12-12) 12 December 1977
Place of birth	Hyvinkää, Finland^[2]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Kontu
1995–1996	PuiU
1997	MPS
1998–2002	HJK
2002	Boston Renegades
2002–2005	Umeå
2006–2007	AIK
2008–2010	Örebro	62	(0)
National team
1995–2010	Finland	120	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only