Anna-Kaisa Rantanen

Anna-Kaisa Rantanen

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)
Playing position	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. † 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

• 3 Finnish Leagues (1997, 1998, 2001)
• 3 Finnish Cups (1994, 1998, 2002)
• 1 Swedish Cup (2008)

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.